Personnel doses during haemodynamic examination

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-134

  Perna, L ^a   Novario, R ^a   Conte, L ^b  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0034105367     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a033029     Document Type: Article

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