Sentinel node biopsy in patients with breast cancer - Evaluation of exposure to radiation of medical staff

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-138

  Nejc, D ^a   Wrzesien M ^b   Piekarski, J ^a   Olszewski, J ^c   Pluta, P ^a   Kusmierek J ^a   Jeziorski, A ^a,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^c NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^d Klinika Chirurgii Onkologicznej UM w Łodzi ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Radiation safety; Radiation Surgery; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TC 99M; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; TRACER;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURGEON; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 32944472745     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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