Radiation exposure to patients during paediatric cardiac catheterisation

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 323-327

  Li, L B ^a,b   Kai, M ^a   Kusama, T ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Hyg Anti epidem Stn Shandong P ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0034996699     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006506     Document Type: Article

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