Review of existing issues and practices with respect to irradiation of patients and staff during pregnancy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 299-302

  Schreiner Karoussou, Alexandra ^a  

^a Division de la Radioprotection   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STAFF TRAINING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 55249085154     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn145     Document Type: Review

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