Radiation exposure to children during cardiac catheterization

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue FEB., 1997, Pages 180-185

  Boothroyd, A ^a   McDonald, E ^a   Moores, B M ^b   Sluming, V ^c   Carty, H ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b INTEGRATED RADIOLOGICAL SERVICES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0031054476     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.830.9135445     Document Type: Article

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