Radiation dose measurements to the interventional cardiologist using an electronic personal dosemeter

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-249

  Tsapaki, V ^a   Kottou, S ^b   Patsilinakos, S ^c   Voudris, V ^c   Cokkinos, D V ^c  

^a AGIA OLGA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 11244265943     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch394     Document Type: Article

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