Double-dosimetry algorithm for workers in interventional radiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 321-327

  Clerinx, Peter ^a   Buls, N ^a   Bosmans, H ^b   De Mey, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 55249099577     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn148     Document Type: Article

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