Radiation exposure to patients during interventional procedures in 20 countries: Initial IAEA project results

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 559-569

  Tsapaki, Virginia ^a   Ahmed, Nada A ^b   AlSuwaidi, Jamila Salem ^c   Beganovic, Adnan ^d   Benider, Abdelkader ^e   BenOmrane, Latifa ^f   Borisova, Rada ^g   Economides, Sotirios ^h   El Nachef, Leila ⁱ   Faj, Dario ^j   Hovhannesyan, Ashot ^k   Kharita, Mohammad Hassan ^l   Khelassi Toutaoui, Nadia ^m   Manatrakul, Nisakorn ⁿ   Mirsaidov, Ilkhom ^o   Shaaban, Mohamed ^p   Ursulean, Ion ^q   Wambani, Jeska Sidika ^r   Zaman, Areesha ^s   Ziliukas, Julius ^t   Žontar, Dejan ^u   Rehani, Madan M ^v   more..

^a Konstantopoulio Hospital   (Greece)

^b SUDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Sudan)

^c DUBAI HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^e Centre National de Radioprotection   (Morocco)

^f Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Division   (Tunisia)

^g National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^h GREEK ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Greece)

ⁱ NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Lebanon)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^k CSC   (Armenia)

^l DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^m CENTRE DE RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE D ALGER   (Algeria)

ⁿ MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^o Radiation Safety Agency (State Regulatory Authority)   (Tajikistan)

^p AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^q Natl Ctr for Child Abuse Prev   (Moldova)

^r KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^s PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Pakistan)

^t Radiation Protection Centre   (Lithuania)

^u Slovenian Radiation Protection Administration   (Slovenia)

^v INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

more..

Author keywords

Developing countries; IAEA activities; Interventional procedures; Patient safety; Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA); Radiation exposure; Radiation safety; Staff safety

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOSIMETRY; EASTERN EUROPE; ERYTHEMA; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SKIN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 68149159872     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.2115     Document Type: Article

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