Pause and pulse: Ten steps that help manage radiation dose during pediatric fluoroscopy

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 475-481

  Hernanz Schulman, Marta ^a   Goske, Marilyn J ^b   Bercha, Ishtiaq H ^c   Strauss, Keith J ^d  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Image gently campaign; Pause and pulse; Pediatrics; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIATION SHIELD; REVIEW;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960718881     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.6122     Document Type: Review

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