Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Dose for Examination Purposes other than the Critical Organ from Computed Tomography: A base on the Dose Reference Level (DRL)
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Lee, Seoyoung
(Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University)
Kim, Kyunglee (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) Ha, Hyekyoung (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) Im, Inchul (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) Lee, Jaeseung (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) Park, Hyonghu (Department of Radiology, Bongseng Memorial Hospital) Kwak, Byungjoon (Department of Public Health, Daegu Hanny University) Yu, Yunsik (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) |
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