Study of scattered radiation during fluoroscopy in hip surgery

Abstract Objective: To measure the scattered radiation dose at different positions simulating hip surgery. Materials and Methods: We simulated fluoroscopy-assisted hip surgery in order to study the distribution of scattered radiation in the operating room. To simulate the patient, we used a anthro...

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Main Authors: Oksana Lesyuk, Patrick Emmanuel Sousa, Sónia Isabel do Espirito Santo Rodrigues, António Fernando Abrantes, Rui Pedro Pereira de Almeida, João Pedro Pinheiro, Kevin Barros Azevedo, Luís Pedro Vieira Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem
Series:Radiologia Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842016000400008&lng=en&tlng=en