Radiation safety in the practice of cardiology

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 892-913

  Limacher, Marian C ^a   Douglas, Pamela S ^b   Germano, Guido ^b   Laskey, Warren K ^b   Lindsay, Bruce D ^b   McKetty, Marlene H ^b   Moore, Mary E ^b   Park, Jeanny K ^b   Prigent, Florence M ^b   Walsh, Mary N ^b  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE 18; INDIUM 111; NITROGEN 13; RUBIDIUM 82; TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CANCER RISK; CARDIOLOGY; CATARACTOGENESIS; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; GENETIC RISK; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032520325     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00047-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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