Comparison of double dosimetry algorithms for estimating the effective dose in occupational dosimetry of interventional radiology staff

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-86

  Järvinen, Hannu ^a   Buls, N ^b   Clerinx, P ^b   Miljanic S ^c   Nikodemova D ^d   Ranogajec komor, M ^c   Struelens, L ^e   d'Errico, F ^f,g  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^d SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^e BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PHANTOM; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 56349145215     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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