Evaluation of risk of deterministic effects in fluoroscopically guided procedures

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 190-194

  Vano, E ^a,b   Gonzalez, L ^b   Guibelalde, E ^b   Aviles, P ^b   Fernandez, J M ^a   Prieto, C ^a   Galvan, C ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FILM; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN INJURY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; FILM DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY; RISK; SKIN;

EID: 33645235607     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci714     Document Type: Article

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