Development and application of a quality control procedure for short-wave diathermy units

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-68

  Shields, Nora ^a   O'Hare, N ^b   Boyle, G ^b   Gormley, J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

QC protocol; Safety; Short wave diathermy

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSAGE; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; STRAY LIGHT;

SHORT-WAVE DIATHERMY (SWD);

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ACCURACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; IRELAND; PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT-WAVE THERAPY;

EID: 0346664354     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02343540     Document Type: Review

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