Occupational exposure in the electrophysiology laboratory: Quantifying and minimizing radiation burden

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 944, 2006, Pages 644-651

  Theocharopoulos, N ^a,b   Damilakis, J ^a   Perisinakis, K ^a   Manios, E ^a   Vardas, P ^a   Gourtsoyiannis, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUOROSCOPY; GONAD DOSE; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELD; WORKLOAD; EYE; FACE; FEMALE; GONAD; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION MONITORING;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EYE; FACE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GONADS; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 33747627585     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/76128583     Document Type: Article

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