Occupational risk from static magnetic fields of MRI scanners

Environmentalist

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-538

  Karpowicz, Jolanta ^a   Hietanen, Maila ^b   Gryz, Krzysztof ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diagnostic examination; Electromagnetic fields; Exposure assessment; Health care staff; MRI; Occupational exposure; Static magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; MAGNETIC FIELD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 35348863017     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9064-1     Document Type: Article

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