Quality improvement guidelines for recording patient radiation dose in the medical record for fluoroscopically guided procedures.
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ACR American College of Radiology, CRCPD Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, FDA Food and Drug Administration, ICRU International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, IEC International Electrotechnical Commission, IRP interventional reference point, Ka,r total air kerma at the interventional reference point, NCRP National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, PKA kerma–area product, PSD peak skin dose, RDSR Radiation Dose Structured Report
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
دوره 23 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012