Radiation exposure during pedicle screw placement in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Is fluoroscopy safe?

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 2516-2520

  Ul Haque, Maahir ^b   Shufflebarger, Harry L ^a   O'Brien, Michael ^a   Macagno, Angel ^a  

^a MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Dosimetry; Fluoroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGIST; SAFETY; SURGEON; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THYROID GLAND; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 33749519625     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000238675.91612.2f     Document Type: Article

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