Comparison of radiation dose to patient and staff for two interventional cardiology units: A phantom study

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-403

  Mesbahi, Asghar ^a   Mehnati, Parinaz ^a   Keshtkar, Ahmad ^a   Aslanabadi, Naser ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT; PHANTOM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOLOGY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENTS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 56849114611     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn188     Document Type: Article

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