Study of the parameters affecting operator doses in interventional radiology using Monte Carlo simulations

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1216-1222

  Koukorava, C ^a,d   Carinou, E ^a   Ferrari, P ^b   Krim, S ^c   Struelens, L ^c  

^a GREEK ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Greece)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Extremity dosimetry; Eye lens dosimetry; Interventional radiology; Monte Carlo simulations; Occupational doses

Indexed keywords

EXTREMITY DOSIMETRY; EYE LENS; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OCCUPATIONAL DOSES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 80055095419     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.06.057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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