Comparison of operator radiation exposure with optimized radiation protection devices during coronary angiograms and ad hoc percutaneous coronary interventions by radial and femoral routes

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2180-

  Lo, Ted S ^a   Zaman, Azfar G ^b   Stables, Rod ^c   Fraser, Douglas ^d   Oldryod, Keith G ^e   Hildick Smith, David ^f   Nolan, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Manchester Heart Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e GOLDEN JUBILEE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMORAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATION DURATION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 50849106085     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn271     Document Type: Letter

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