Correlation between effective dose and radiological risk: general concepts

Abstract The present review aims to offer an educational approach related to the limitations in the use of the effective dose mgnitude as a tool for the quantification of doses resulting from diagnostic applications of ionizing radiation. We present a critical analysis of the quantities accepted and...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Costa, Elisabeth Mateus Yoshimura, Denise Yanikian Nersissian, Camila Souza Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2016-06-01
Series:Radiologia Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842016000300009&lng=en&tlng=en