Measurements of fingers doses in X-ray guided surgery, nuclear medicine and research

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 392-395

  Sæther, Hilde Kjernlie ^a   Davidson, T M ^a   Widmark, A ^a   Wohni T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS 32; STRONTIUM 90; TECHNETIUM 99M; YTTRIUM 90; PHOSPHORUS; STRONTIUM; TECHNETIUM; YTTRIUM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; X RAY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; SCINTISCANNING;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CALIBRATION; FINGERS; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM; X-RAYS; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 21044454871     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch488     Document Type: Article

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