Gonad shielding in paediatric pelvic radiography: disadvantages prevail over benefit

OBJECTIVE: To re-evaluate gonad shielding in paediatric pelvic radiography in terms of attainable radiation risk reduction and associated loss of diagnostic information. METHODS: A study on patient dose and the quality of gonad shielding was performed retrospectively using 500 pelvic radiographs of...

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Autores principales: Frantzen, Marij J., Robben, Simon, Postma, Alida A., Zoetelief, Johannes, Wildberger, Joachim E., Kemerink, Gerrit J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2011
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22695996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-011-0130-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22695996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-011-0130-3

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