Approaches to establishing reference levels in interventional radiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 109-112

  Vano E ^a,b   Gonzalez, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SKIN; TIME;

EID: 0035025542     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006451     Document Type: Article

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