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Efficacy of Breast Shielding During Head Computed Tomography Examination

BACKGROUND: Female breasts are exposed to scattered radiation regardless of not being included in the primary field during head CT. This study aimed to investigate whether the use of lead shielding is beneficial in dose reduction to the breasts during head CT. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was per...

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Autores principales: Zalokar, Nika, Mekis, Nejc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sciendo 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33885233
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/raon-2020-0044