Prevention of high-dose-rate brachytherapy accidents

Annals of the ICRP

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 3-

  Valentin, Jack ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Iridium; Quality assurance; Radiation protection; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DOSIMETRY; IRIDIUM; MONITORING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EMERGENCY PROCEDURES; LOW-DOSE-RATE (LDR) PROCEDURE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG HALF LIFE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAFETY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 27144559426     PISSN: 01466453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icrp.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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