Online Training on the Safe Use of Fluoroscopy Can Result in a Significant Decrease in Patient Dose

Academic Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1272-1277

  Frederick Dyer, Katherine C ^a   Faulkner, Austin R ^a   Chang, Ted T ^a   Heidel, R Eric ^a   Pasciak, Alexander S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Fluoroscopic Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose reduction; Fluoroscopy; Online training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CYSTOGRAPHY; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RESIDENT; TRAINING;

DOSE REDUCTION; FLUOROSCOPY; ONLINE TRAINING;

BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84883493573     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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