A Questionnaire Survey on Radiation Protection among Medical Staff Working in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
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Background and aims: It is essential for cardiologists, technologists, nurses working in the cardiac catheterization laboratory to understand radiation protection. However, protective equipment usage still low, wearing dosimeters also low there little awareness of protection practice.
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Radiation Sciences and Applications
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1110-0303', '2314-8527']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/ejrsa.2023.174112.1142