Risks of Radiation Exposure in the Endoscopy Suite: Principles, Cautions, and Risks to Patients and Endoscopy Staff

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 213-217

  Amis Jr , E Stephen ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

fluoroscopy; fluoroscopy technique; radiation exposure dose; radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RISK REDUCTION; X RAY;

EID: 35548998278     PISSN: 10962883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tgie.2007.08.016     Document Type: Article

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