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Original Article

A Cohort Study with Regard to the Risk of Haematological Malignancies in Patients treated with X-Rays for Benign Lesions in the Locomotor System: II. Estimation of Absorbed Dose in the Red Bone Marrow

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Pages 721-726 | Accepted 03 Jul 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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