Risk to patients from radiation associated with radiofrequency ablation for supraventricular tachycardia

Circulation

Volumn 98, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1534-1540

  Kovoor, Pramesh ^a   Ricciardello, Michelle ^a   Collins, Lee ^a   Uther, John B ^a   Ross, David L ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Radiation risks; RF ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RISK; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

EID: 0032514733     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.98.15.1534     Document Type: Article

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