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Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology 2/2010

Open Access 01-04-2010 | CIRSE Guidelines

Occupational Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology: A Joint Guideline of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe and the Society of Interventional Radiology

Authors: Donald L. Miller, Eliseo Vañó, Gabriel Bartal, Stephen Balter, Robert Dixon, Renato Padovani, Beth Schueler, John F. Cardella, Thierry de Baère

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 2/2010

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The members of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Society of Europe (CIRSE) Standards of Practice committee and the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Safety and Health Committee represent experts in a broad spectrum of interventional procedures from both the private and the academic sectors of medicine. Generally, these committee members dedicate the vast majority of their professional time to performing interventional procedures; as such, they represent a valid broad expert constituency of the subject matter under consideration. …
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Metadata
Title
Occupational Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology: A Joint Guideline of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe and the Society of Interventional Radiology
Authors
Donald L. Miller
Eliseo Vañó
Gabriel Bartal
Stephen Balter
Robert Dixon
Renato Padovani
Beth Schueler
John F. Cardella
Thierry de Baère
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-009-9756-7

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