Radiation exposure tracking: Survey of unique patient identification number in 40 countries

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 776-779

  Rehani, Madan M ^a   Berris, Theocharis ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Patient identification number; Radiation exposure tracking; Radiation protection; Smart card; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; EUROPE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TECHNOLOGY; X RAY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878224161     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.10246     Document Type: Article

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