Dose audit and evaluation of work practices during barium procedures using digital radiography techniques

Health Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 358-365

  Livingstone, Roshan S ^b   Augustine, Philomina ^b   Aparna, I ^b   Victor Raj, D ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dose, organ; Patient protection; Quality assurance; Radiography

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; COPPER; BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENEMA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; BARIUM MEAL; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; FILTER; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; X RAY;

ADULT; BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENEMA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SEX FACTORS; X-RAYS;

EID: 4644291644     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000128584.46096.31     Document Type: Article

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