Efficiency of a minicourse in radiation reducing techniques: A pilot initiative to encourage less irradiating cardiological interventional techniques (ELICIT)

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1221-1222

  Kuon, Eberhard ^a   Empen, K ^b   Robinson, D M ^b   Pfahlberg, A ^c   Gefeller, O ^c   Dahm, J B ^b  

^a Klinik Fraenkische Schweiz   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GERMANY; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 23944467992     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.048108     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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4. Anon. Council Directive 97/43/Euratom of 30 June 1997 on health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionizing radiation in relation to medical exposure and repealing Directive 84/466/Euratom. Off J Eur Communities 1997;1180:22-7.
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