Canadian cardiovascular society position statement on radiation exposure from cardiac imaging and interventional procedures

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1361-1368

  Natarajan, Madhu K ^a   Paul, Narinder ^b   Mercuri, Mathew ^a   Waller, Edward J ^c   Leipsic, Jonathon ^d   Traboulsi, Mouhieddin ^e   Banijamali, Hamid S ^e   Benson, Lee ^f   Sheth, Tej N ^a   Simpson, Christopher S ^g   Brydie, Allan ^h   Love, Michael P ⁱ   Gallo, Richard ^j  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^g QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^j MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD;

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 84886952168     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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