The need to protect the thyroid gland during image intensifier use in orthopaedic procedures

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 474-477

  Devalia, Kailash Laxman ^a,b   Guha, Abhijit ^a   Devadoss, Vijay G ^a  

^a Rochdale Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREARM FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SHIELD; SURGEON; THYROID CARCINOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 8444234679     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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