Radiation exposure to operating theatre personnel during fluoroscopic-assisted orthopaedic surgery

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL. A, 2006, Pages 50-52

  Radhi, A M ^a   Masbah, O ^a   Shukur, M H ^a   Shahril, Y ^a   Taiman, K ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b MINT (Malaysian Institute of Nuclear Technology)   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

DHS; ILN; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDICS; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33746919604     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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