Radiation-induced Skin Injuries from Fluoroscopy

Radiographics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1195-1199

  Shope, Thomas B ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Interventional procedures, complications, 40.458; Radiations, injurious effects, 40.47; Skin, effects of irradiation on, 40.47

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030228293     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.16.5.8888398     Document Type: Article

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