Trauma surgery and risk of radiation injury to patients

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-28

  Malek, Sabur ^a,d   Davies, Eirian ^b   Malek, Ibrahim A ^c   Rawal, Arvind ^b   Singh, Alok ^b   Harvey, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d 49 Lady Isle House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effective dose; Fracture neck of femur; Intra medullary nailing; Radiation; Skin dose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMUR; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; TIBIA; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 33846964884     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-006-0127-7     Document Type: Article

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