Radioprotection (un)awareness in cardiologists, and how to improve it

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1369-1374

  Carpeggiani, C ^a,b   Kraft, G ^c   Caramella, D ^d   Semelka, R ^e   Picano, E ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b ITT   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Imaging; Learning; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; CARDIOLOGIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; CARDIOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84870414941     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-011-9937-8     Document Type: Article

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