Electrophysiology: A novel radiation protection drape reduces radiation exposure during fluroscopy-guided electrophysiology procedures

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 469-472

  Germano, Joseph J ^a   Day, Gina ^a   Gregorious, David ^a   Natarajan, Venkataraman ^a   Cohen, Todd ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dose reduction; Drape; Electrophysiology; Fluoroscopy; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOSIMETRY; ELBOW; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FLUOROSCOPY; HAND; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOMETRY;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 27744515218     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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