Comparison of operator radiation exposure between C-arm and O-arm fluoroscopy for orthopaedic surgery

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 431-438

  Park, Moon Seok ^a   Lee, Kyoung Min ^a   Lee, Boram ^b   Min, Eunki ^b   Kim, Youhyun ^b   Jeon, Sungchae ^c   Huh, Young ^c   Lee, Kisung ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDICS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; THYROID GLAND; X RAY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOFTWARE; THYROID GLAND; X-RAYS;

EID: 84863230237     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr149     Document Type: Article

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