An overview of radiation safety regulatory recommendations and requirements

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 469-474

  Balter, Stephen ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Personnel monitoring; Pregnancy; Radiation dosage; Radiation injuries; Regulatory

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PHYSICS; SAFETY;

FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032806582     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199908)47:4<469::AID-CCD18>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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