The IAEA's activities on radiation protection in interventional cardiology

Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Rehani, Madan M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterization radiation protection; IAEA training; Radiation protection in interventional cardiology; Training in radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOLOGY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY;

EID: 57049123006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18235530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2349/biij.3.2.e31     Document Type: Article

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