Radiation exposure and its reduction in the fluoroscopic examination and fluoroscopy-guided interventional radiology

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1269-1276

  Jeong, Woo Kyoung ^a  

^a Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Interventional radiography; Radiation dosage; Radiation monitoring; Radiation skin injury

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORNEA INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN INJURY;

EID: 84255199369     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2011.54.12.1269     Document Type: Review

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