Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 31-42 , March 2009

Patient doses and dosimetric evaluations in interventional cardiology

  • Dogan Bor

      Affiliations

    • Ankara University, Institute of Nuclear Science, Department of Medical Physics, Dogol, 06100 Tandoğan, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Turan Olğar

      Affiliations

    • Ankara University, Institute of Nuclear Science, Department of Medical Physics, Dogol, 06100 Tandoğan, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Türkay Toklu

      Affiliations

    • Ankara University, Institute of Nuclear Science, Department of Medical Physics, Dogol, 06100 Tandoğan, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Ayça Çağlan

      Affiliations

    • Ankara University, Institute of Nuclear Science, Department of Medical Physics, Dogol, 06100 Tandoğan, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Elif Önal

      Affiliations

    • Ankara University, Institute of Nuclear Science, Department of Medical Physics, Dogol, 06100 Tandoğan, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Renato Padovani

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy

Received 23 November 2007 ,Revised 29 January 2008 ,Accepted 13 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2008.03.002

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 31-42 , March 2009

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