Radiation exposure to patients' skin during cardiac resynchronization therapy

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1683-1688

  Suzuki, Shigeru ^a   Furui, Shigeru ^a   Yamakawa, Takeshi ^a   Isshiki, Takaaki ^a   Watanabe, Akiko ^a   Iino, Ryu ^a   Kidouchi, Takashi ^a   Nakano, Yoshiyasu ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dosimetry; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SKIN;

AGED; BODY BURDEN; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SKIN; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 71449083311     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup302     Document Type: Article

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