Radiation dose reduction at a price: the effectiveness of a male gonadal shield during helical CT scans
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is estimated that 60 million computed tomography (CT) scans were performed during 2006, with approximately 11% of those performed on children age 0–15 years. Various types of gonadal shielding have been evaluated for reducing expo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Imaging |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2342/7/5 |