Orthopaedic section: Risks of radiation exposure to orthopaedic surgeons

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-43

  O'Rourke, P J ^a,b   Crerand, S ^a   Harrington, P ^a   Casey, M ^a   Quinlan, W ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; Orthopaedics; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON;

FILM DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030026546     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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