BETTER ESTIMATING RADIATION EFFECTIVE DOSE FROM CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT): A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFFECTIVE DOSE AND DOSE-LENGTH PRODUCT
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31745-4