Evaluation of radiation dose to patients during abdominal embolizations

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 527-533

  Livingstone, Roshan S ^a   Mammen, Thomas ^a   Gopi, ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Abdominal embolization; Dose area product; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CALCULATION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; LIVER ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; SAMPLE SIZE; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLEEN ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; TRANSARTERIAL CHEMOEMBOLIZATION;

EID: 29844446589     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.19195     Document Type: Article

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