Operator shielding: How and why

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-171

  Schueler, Beth A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATOR; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGIST; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EID: 77955619638     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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