Radiation exposure in interventional procedures

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 339-344

  Korir, G K ^a   Ochieng, B O ^b   Wambani, J S ^c   Korir, I K ^d   Jowi, C Yuko ^e  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^d National Nuclear Regulator   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; KENYA; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871331263     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs072     Document Type: Article

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