A study of the relationship between peak skin dose and cumulative air kerma in interventional neuroradiology and cardiology

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 659-672

  Neil, S ^a,b   Padgham, C ^b   Martin, C J ^b  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR KERMA; CLING FILMS; EMBOLISATION; INTERVENTIONAL; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY; INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; MEAN FIELD; NEURORADIOLOGY; RADIATION-INDUCED EFFECTS; SKIN DOSE; SURFACE DOSE; TRIGGER LEVEL;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

CARDIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CARDIOLOGY; FILM DOSIMETER; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN;

CALIBRATION; CARDIOLOGY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SKIN;

EID: 78650320645     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/4/002     Document Type: Article

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