Optimizing patient radiation dose in intervention procedures

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-39

  Chida, Koichi ^a   Kato, Mamoru ^b   Saito, Haruo ^a   Ishibashi, Tadashi ^a   Takahashi, Shoki ^c   Kohzuki, Masahiro ^c   Zuguchi, Masayuki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Catheterization; Coronary intervention; Interventional; Radiation exposure; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

CORONARY INTERVENTION; IMAGE PERFORMANCE; INTERVENTIONAL; INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION SAFETY;

DOSIMETRY; RADIATION SHIELDING;

RADIATION;

HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 75649088521     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841850903229141     Document Type: Review

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