Occupational radiation exposure during endovascular aortic procedures

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 424-430

  Patel, A P ^a   Gallacher, D ^b   Dourado, R ^b   Lyons, O ^a   Smith, A ^a   Zayed, H ^a   Waltham, M ^a   Sabharwal, T ^b   Bell, R ^a   Carrell, T ^a   Taylor, P ^a   Modarai, B ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic repair; Dosimetry; Endovascular; Occupational radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGEON;

EID: 84884203359     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.05.023     Document Type: Article

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