An investigation of operator exposure in interventional radiology

Radiographics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1533-1540

  Schueler, Beth A ^a   Vrieze, Thomas J ^a   Bjarnason, Haraldur ^a   Stanson, Anthony W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33749551944     PISSN: 15271323     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.265055127     Document Type: Article

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