Intraoperative fluoroscopy, portable X-ray, and CT: Patient and operating room personnel radiation exposure in spinal surgery

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2985-2991

  Nelson, Elisha M ^a   Monazzam, Shafagh M ^b   Kim, Kee D ^b   Seibert, J Anthony ^a   Klineberg, Eric O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C arm; Fluoroscopy; Intraoperative imaging; O arm; Portable X ray; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; C ARM FLUOROSCOPY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETER; EYE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MOBILE X RAY UNIT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY PHANTOM; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGEON ASSISTANT; THICKNESS; THYROID GLAND; X RAY; X RAY TUBE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICES; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION INJURIES;

FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAYS;

EID: 84919390227     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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