Patient dose reference levels for interventional radiology: A national approach

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-24

  Vano, Eliseo ^a   Sanchez, R ^a   Fernandez, J M ^a   Gallego, J J ^a   Verdu, J F ^b   De Garay, M Gonzalez ^c   Azpiazu, A ^d   Segarra, A ^e   Hernandez, M T ^f   Canis, M ^g   Diaz, F ^h   Moreno, F ⁱ   Palmero, J ^j  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^d Txagoritxu Hospital   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL JUAN RAMÓN JIMÉNEZ   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Dose reference levels; Fluoroscopy; Kerma area product; National survey; Patient dose

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FISTULOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; REFERENCE VALUE; STENT; X RAY;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SPAIN;

EID: 59849096268     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-008-9439-9     Document Type: Article

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