ICRP special radiation protection issues in interventional radiology, digital and cardiac imaging

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 13-17

  Vano, E ^a   Faulkner, K ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Quality Assurance Reference Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIGITAL IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

HEART; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 33645242116     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci702     Document Type: Article

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