Radiation exposure during anaesthetic practice

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-217

  Durack, D P ^a   Gardner, A I ^a   Trang, A ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic practice; Annual; Exposure; Radiation

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID GLAND; X RAY;

EID: 33645760019     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400235     Document Type: Article

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