Effectiveness of Current Practices for Disinfecting Medical Equipment in a Radiology Department.
Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of routine, daily disinfection practices on the control of microorganisms on nuclear medicine equipment in a radiology department. Methods During phase 1, surface samples were collected from various sites in the nuclear medicine division of a radiology departmen...
| Publicado en: | Radiologic Technology Vol. 87; no. 3; pp. 250 - 261 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Jan/Feb2016
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