Extremity and eye lens doses of the staff during interventional radiology procedures - First results

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-173

  Koukorava, C ^a   Carinou, E ^a   Domienik, J ^b   Jankowski, J ^b   Krim, S ^c   Nikodemova, D ^d   Struelens, L ^c   Vanhavere, F ^c  

^a GREEK ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Greece)

^b NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^c BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^d SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Extremity dosimetry; Eye lens dosimetry; Interventional radiology; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL PHYSICS; RADIOLOGY;

CARDIAC ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CLINICAL PRACTICES; EYE LENS; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 77950141259     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03902-7_48     Document Type: Conference Paper

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