Effectiveness of Breast and Eye Shielding During Cervical Spine Radiography: An Experimental Study

PURPOSE: This study assessed the effectiveness of breast and eye shielding and measured the radiation dose to radiosensitive tissues (eyes and breasts) due to scatter radiation during cervical spine X-ray radiography examinations. METHODS: Using an anthropomorphic phantom, the scattered radiation do...

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Autores principales: Elshami, Wiam, Abuzaid, Mohamed M, Tekin, H O
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7335279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32636688
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S257185