Radiation dose optimisation and risk estimation to patients and staff during hysterosalpingography

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-226

  Sulieman, A ^a   Theodorou, K ^a   Vlychou, M ^a   Topaltzikis, T ^a   Roundas, C ^a   Fezoulidis, I ^a   Kappas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THYROID CANCER; THYROID GLAND; X RAY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OVARY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 45249094582     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm324     Document Type: Article

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