Measurement of the dose of radiation to the surgeon during surgery to the foot and ankle

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1060-1063

  Singh, P J ^a,b   Perera, N S ^a,c   Dega, R ^a,c  

^a WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; FOOT FRACTURE; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCREENING TEST; STUDENT T TEST; SURGEON; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

FLUOROSCOPY; HAND; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 34848919537     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B8.19529     Document Type: Article

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