Estimation of radiation dose and risk to children undergoing cardiac catheterization for the treatment of a congenital heart disease using Monte Carlo simulations

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Emmanuel Yakoumakis
Helen Kostopoulou
Triantafilia Makri
Anastastios Dimitriadis
Evaggelos Georgiou
Ioannis Tsalafoutas
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[1] University of Athens,Medical Physics Department, Medical School
[2] ‘Agia Sofia’ Hospital,Medical Physics Unit
[3] Anticancer-Oncology Hospital of Athens ‘Agios Savvas’,Medical Physics Department
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Pediatric Radiology | 2013年 / 43卷
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Cardiac catheterization; Dose-area product; Effective dose; Organ dose;
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