Staff dosimetry protocols in interventional radiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 193-196

  Padovani, R ^a   Foti, C ^a   Malisan, M R ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; NECK; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 0035030155     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006471     Document Type: Article

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