Measuring and monitoring radiation dose during fluoroscopically guided procedures

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 188-193

  Jaco, John W ^a   Miller, Donald L ^b,c  

^a National Capital Consortium   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IONIZING RADIATION; NURSE; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 77955636742     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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