Exposed medical staff: Challenges, available tools, and opportunities for improvement

Health Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 217-224

  Dauer, Lawrence T ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; STATISTICS;

FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC;

EID: 84892958032     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: 15385159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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