Diagnostic Reference Level of Patient Dose during a Plain Chest Radiography Examination in Korea |
Chung, Myung-Jin
(Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Kwang-Yong (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Research Department, Radiation Safety Division, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation) Lee, Byung-Young (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Research Department, Radiation Safety Division, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation) Kim, Hyeog-Ju (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Research Department, Radiation Safety Division, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation) Lim, Hyo-Keun (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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