Practical aspects for the evaluation of skin doses in interventional cardiology using a new slow film

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 905, 2003, Pages 332-336

  Guibelalde, E ^a   Vano, E ^a,b   Gonzalez, L ^a   Prieto, C ^b   Fernandez, J M ^b   Ten, J I ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SKIN INJURY; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; X RAY DOSE DISTRIBUTION; X RAY FILM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART DISEASE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKIN; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0037824585     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/47455149     Document Type: Article

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