Radiation safety of personnel during catheter-based Ir-192 coronary brachytherapy

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 286-290

  Jani, Shirish K ^a   Steuterman, Stephen ^a   Huppe, Gerard B ^a   Chu, Guo Long ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma radiation; Ir 192 brachytherapy; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; GAMMA RADIATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIFORNIA; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY VESSELS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GAMMA RAYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 0034181694     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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