Heavy metal pad shielding during fluoroscopic interventions

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1201-1206

  Dromi, Sergio ^a   Wood, Bradford J ^a   Oberoi, Jay ^a   Neeman, Ziv ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; TUNGSTEN;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FLUOROSCOPY; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33748262633     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000228372.62738.36     Document Type: Article

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