Dosemeter readings and effective dose to the cardiologist with protective clothing in a simulated interventional procedure

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 311-315

  Schultz, F W ^a   Zoetelief, J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; SIMULATION; ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 55249083056     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn085     Document Type: Article

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