Amendment to the ICNIRP "statement on medical magnetic resonance (MR) procedures: Protection of patients"

Health Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-261

  Ziegelberger, G ^a  

^a ICNIRP   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; PATIENTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIO WAVES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 69149103990     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181aff9eb     Document Type: Short Survey

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