Decrease in patient radiation exposure by a tantalum filter during electrophysiological procedures

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Rossi, Pier Luca ^a   Mariselli, Matteo ^a   Corazza, Ivan ^a   Bianchini, David ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Zannoli, Romano ^a   Boriani, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Radioprotection; Roentgenography x ray guided procedures; X ray exposure

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TANTALUM;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY PICTURE;

BODY BURDEN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FILTRATION; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; TANTALUM;

EID: 60849136928     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02264.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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