Radiation doses of patients and urologists during percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-415

  Safak, M ^a   Olgar, T ^a   Bor, D ^a   Berkmen, G ^a   Gogus, C ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; EFFECTIVE DOSE; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; PATIENT DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RENAL STONES; SKIN DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

SKIN;

DOSIMETRY;

LITHIUM FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; BODY BURDEN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PHYSICIAN; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UROLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TURKEY; UROLOGY;

EID: 70350465366     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/29/3/005     Document Type: Article

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