Staff radiation doses in interventional cardiology: Correlation with patient exposure

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-413

  Vano, Eliseo ^a   Ubeda, Carlos ^b   Leyton, Fernando ^c   Miranda, Patricia ^d   Gonzalez, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d HOSPITAL LUIS CALVO MACKENNA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Interventional cardiology; Radiation risk; Staff doses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; X RAY;

CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67349153046     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9375-0     Document Type: Article

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