Radiation exposure for 'caregivers' during high-dose outpatient radioiodine therapy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-67

  Marriott, Christopher J ^a   Webber, Colin E ^a   Gulenchyn, Karen Y ^a  

^a Hamilton Health Sciences ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OUTPATIENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; THYROID TUMOR;

CAREGIVERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OUTPATIENTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447639983     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl084     Document Type: Article

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