Effectiveness of protective measures in reducing risk of radiation exposure in interventional pain management: A prospective evaluation

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-305

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Cash, Kim A ^a   Moss, Tammy L ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

Author keywords

As low as reasonably achievable (ALARA); C arm; Fluoroscopy; Interventional pain management; Maximum permissible dose; Radiation exposure; Radiation toxicity; Scatter radiation

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIATION SHIELD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042063610     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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