In vivo dosimetry during DSA of the carotid and renal arteries. Deriviation of local DRLs

Physica Medica

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 166-171

  Topaltzikis, T ^a   Rountas, C ^a   Fezoulidis, I ^a   Kappas, C ^a   Theodorou, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carotids; DRLs; DSA; Effective dose; Renal; Staff dose

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PELVIS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REFERENCE VALUE; RENAL ARTERY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RENAL ARTERY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 71549169329     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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