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Table 3 Radiation exposure doses to the anesthesiologist during 3 min of posteroanterior and lateral fluoroscopic imaging

From: Radiation exposure doses to the surgical team during hip surgery is significantly higher during lateral imaging than posteroanterior imaging: a cadaveric simulation study

 

Posteroanterior (µSv)

Lateral (µSv)

p-value

Lens

0

1.9 ± 2.6 (0–6)

0.102

Thyroid

0

1.0 ± 1.3 (0–3)

0.102

Chest

0

0.9 ± 1.4 (0–3)

0.157

Gonads

0

0.4 ± 1.0 (0–3)

0.317

Foot

0

0

-

  1. All data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation (range)
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

ISSN: 1745-6673