Occupational Radiation Exposure from C Arm Fluoroscopy During Common Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures and its Prevention

Background: Image intensifiers have become popular due to the concept of minimally invasive surgeries leading to decreasing invasiveness, decreased operative time, and less morbidity. The drawback, however, is an increased risk of radiation exposure to surgeon, patient and theatre staff. These...

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Main Authors: Anupam Mahajan, Sumant Samuel, Atul K Saran, M K Mahajan, M K Mam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5672/10520_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf