Radiation safety in pediatric interventional radiology: Step lightly

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 511-513

  Sidhu, Manrita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventional radiology; Pediatric; Radiation safety; Social marketing

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL MARKETING;

CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950998541     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1514-0     Document Type: Review

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