Quality assurance programme applied to mobile C-arm fluoroscopy systems

European Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 534-541

  Tuohy, B ^a   Marsh, D M ^a   O'Reilly, G ^a   Dowling, A ^a   Cooney, P ^a   Malone, J F ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

C arms; Fluoroscopy; Mobile X ray equipment; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; STANDARD;

EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FLUOROSCOPY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030632814     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050199     Document Type: Article

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