Radiation in the Orthopaedic Operating Theatre
Author(s) -
Gültekin Sıtkı Çeçen,
Deniz Gülabi,
Gökhan Pehlivanoğlu,
Güven Bulut,
Halil Bekler,
Kıyasettin Asil
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2589-1294
pISSN - 1017-995X
DOI - 10.3944/aott.2015.14.0250
Subject(s) - fluoroscopy , medicine , dosimeter , operating table , orthopedic surgery , nuclear medicine , radiation , radiation exposure , radiation protection , head and neck , tube (container) , table (database) , radiation dose , medical physics , surgery , dosimetry , optics , physics , mechanical engineering , engineering , computer science , data mining
The aim of the study was to determine the amount of radiation exposure in the orthopedic operating theater, to show that the radiation dose was decreased with distance from the tube, and to inform personnel about protective measures.
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