Radiation exposure of eyes, thyroid gland and hands in orthopaedic staff: A systematic review

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kesavachandran, Chandrasekharan Nair ^a,c   Haamann, Frank ^b   Nienhaus, Albert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services   (Germany)

^c CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Dose; Orthopaedic; Radiation

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; EYE; HAND; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; SURGEON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID GLAND; WORK EXPERIENCE; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; IONIZING RADIATION; MANPOWER; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDICS; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EYE; FLUOROSCOPY; HAND; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDICS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PUBMED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION, IONIZING; THYROID GLAND;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873022977     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: 2047783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783X-17-28     Document Type: Review

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