Radiation safety in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: Basic principles

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作者
Balter, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Lenox Hill Hosp, New York Cardiac & Vasc Inst, New York, NY 10021 USA
关键词
background radiation; dose-response relationship; radiation; safety brachytherapy; fluoroscopy; scattering; cardiac catheterization; radiation effects; tutorial; catheterization laboratory; radiation protection;
D O I
10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199906)47:2<229::AID-CCD23>3.3.CO;2-N
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The possibility of injury from X-rays is only one of the risks of working in a cardiac catheterization laboratory. This article introduces information that should help understand the physics and radiobiology associated with radiation protection. Cathet Cardiovasc. Intervent 47:229-236, 1999. (C) 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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