Reduction of radiation doses to staff during diagnostic X-ray procedure

European Radiology, Supplement

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-90

  Verdun, Francis R ^a   Schnyder, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Exposure to personnel; Radiation protection; Radiation risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; X RAY;

EID: 18044377063     PISSN: 16133749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10406-004-0012-6     Document Type: Article

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