Medical international procedures-reducing the radiation risks

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 468-473

  Cousins, Claire ^a   Sharp, C ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Occupational Health Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interventional procedures; Radiation dosimetry; Radiation injury

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LAW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RECORDING; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SKILL; EDUCATION; EYE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN;

EYE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTORS; SKIN;

EID: 2942610652     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2003.11.014     Document Type: Review

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