Radiation use in the orthopaedic theatre: A prospective audit

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 782-784

  Jones, David Gwynne ^a,b   Stoddart, Julian ^a  

^a PALMERSTON NORTH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Exposure; Ionizing radiation; Orthopaedics; Radiological protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOGRAPHY; SKIN;

EID: 0031770086     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04676.x     Document Type: Article

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