Radiation exposure to the orthopaedic surgeon during periacetabular osteotomy

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1747-1751

  Mechlenburg, Inger ^a   Daugaard, Henrik ^a   Søballe, Kjeld ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREHEAD; GLOVE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOTOMY; PERIACETABULAR OSTEOTOMY; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SHIELD; ROENTGEN APPARATUS; SURGEON; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THYROID GLAND;

ACETABULUM; FINGERS; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOMETRY; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 72349091132     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0681-1     Document Type: Article

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