A summary of recommendations for occupational radiation protection in interventional cardiology

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 562-567

  Durán, Ariel ^a   Hian, Sim Kui ^b   Miller, Donald L ^c,g   Heron, John Le ^d   Padovani, Renato ^e   Vano, Eliseo ^f  

^a University Hospital   (Uruguay)

^b SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^g CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

lens opacities; protective devices; radiation dosage; radiation monitoring; radiation safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIATION SHIELD; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CARDIOLOGY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84874105688     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24520     Document Type: Article

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