Light-weight lead aprons - Light on weight, protection or labelling accuracy?

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 128-130

  Muir, Steven ^a   McLeod, R ^a   Dove, R ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Green Lite; Lead apron light weight

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

INFAB CORPORATION (CO); LEAD EQUIVALENCE; PHILIPS (CO); VEST MATERIALS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

LEAD;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; THICKNESS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 21844434942     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178704     Document Type: Article

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