Evaluation of patient radiation dose during cardiac interventional procedures: What is the most effective method?

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 474-481

  Chida, K ^a   Kagaya, Y ^b   Saito, H ^a   Ishibashi, T ^a   Takahashi, S ^c   Zuguchi, M ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Cardiovascular Medicine ^*

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Catheterization; Coronary intervention; Interventional; Radiation exposure; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY INTERVENTION; INTERVENTIONAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY;

DOSIMETRY; RADIATION; RADIATION SHIELDING; RISK PERCEPTION; SKIN;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EVALUATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SKIN;

HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SKIN;

EID: 66949147265     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850902852752     Document Type: Review

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