Cumulative patient effective dose in cardiology

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 969, 2008, Pages 699-705

  Bedetti, G ^a   Botto, N ^b   Andreassi, M G ^b   Traino, C ^c   Vano, E ^d   Picano, Eugenio ^b  

^a S Maria della Scaletta Hospital   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 36348946972     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/29507259     Document Type: Article

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