Performance of a radiation protection cabin during implantation of pacemakers or cardioverter defibrillators

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 428-430

  Ploux, Sylvain ^a   Ritter, Philippe ^a   HaÏssaguerre, Michel ^a   Clementy, Jacques ^a   Bordachar, Pierre ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Pacemaker implantation; Radiation exposure; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION PROTECTION CABIN; TECHNICAL AID; ANALYSIS; BODY BURDEN; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950208691     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01652.x     Document Type: Article

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