Organ-specific external dose coefficients and protective apron transmission factors for historical dose reconstruction for medical personnel

Health Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-27

  Simon, Steven L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnostic radiology; dose, external; exposure,occupational; medical radiation

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

BODY MASS INDEX; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79958736749     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e318204a60a     Document Type: Article

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