Radiation exposure during continuous and pulsed fluoroscopy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 384-388

  Smith, Damien L ^a   Heldt, Jonathan P ^a   Richards, Gideon D ^a   Agarwal, Gautum ^a   Brisbane, Wayne G ^a   Chen, Catherine J ^a   Chamberlin, Joshua D ^a   Baldwin, D Duane ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGIST;

FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84874910491     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2012.0213     Document Type: Article

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