Extremity and eye lens dosimetry for medical staff performing vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 635-645

  Struelens, L ^a   Schoonjans, W ^a   Schils, F ^b   De Smedt, K ^c   Vanhavere, F ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Clinique Saint Joseph   (Belgium)

^c SINT AUGUSTINUS HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL POSITIONS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; INTERVENTIONAL; MAGNETIC NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENTS OF; SPINE PROCEDURES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS; VERTEBROPLASTY;

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

GLASS;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; KYPHOPLASTY; LENS; LIMB; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RADIATION RESPONSE;

EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; KYPHOPLASTY; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 84884157464     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/33/3/635     Document Type: Article

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