Direct measurement of patient's entrance skin dose during neurointerventional procedure to avoid further radiation-induced skin injuries

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 530-536

  Hayakawa, Mikito ^a   Moritake, Takashi ^b   Kataoka, Fumikatsu ^a   Takigawa, Tomoji ^a   Koguchi, Yasuhiro ^c   Miyamoto, Yuka ^c   Akahane, Keiichi ^d   Matsumaru, Yuji ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Regulations and Economy Division   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dural arteriovenous fistula; Entrance skin dose; Neurointerventional procedure; Radiation induced skin injury; Radiophotoluminescence glass dosimeter; Temporary epilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; COIL EMBOLIZATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN INJURY; X RAY TUBE;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN;

EID: 77952887918     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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