Radiation risks in interventional radiology

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 961, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Dendy, P P ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 38449105807     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/15413265     Document Type: Note

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