Evaluation of the occupational doses of interventional radiologists

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 483-489

  Kuipers, Gerritjan ^a   Velders, Xandra L ^a   De Winter, Robbert J ^a   Reekers, Jim A ^a   Piek, Jan J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Effective dose; Fluoroscopy; Lead apron; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGIST;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 43249089789     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-008-9307-7     Document Type: Article

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