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Radiation Exposure in Orthopaedics

JBJS Reviews, 2020
» The damaging effects to human tissue caused by radiation exposure have been documented since the first reports regarding use of radiographs in the late nineteenth century.» Orthopaedic surgeons and residents often are undereducated about the risks associated with radiation exposure and the recommended safety precautions to
Nicholas Frane   +4 more
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Radiation Exposure and Pregnancy

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 2014
Radiological exposure from nuclear power reactor accidents, transportation of nuclear waste accidents, industrial accidents, or terrorist activity may be a remote possibility, but it could happen. Nurses must be prepared to evaluate and treat pregnant women and infants who have been exposed to radiation, and to have an understanding of the health ...
Amy, Labant, Christina, Silva
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Accidental Radiation Exposure

Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal, 1974
We report a radiation accident in which a technologist was in close proximity for 40 seconds to a source containing 7,700 curies of cobalt 60. The average bone marrow dose was estimated at 118 rads. Within the first 24 hours postexposure, lymphopenia developed and after two weeks, the platelet and granulocyte count began to fall and reached nadir at ...
H, Vodopick, G A, Andrews
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The radiation exposure controversy

Acta Radiologica, 2011
In this issue of Acta Radiologica, Professor Ernest Pauwels from Leyden brings into focus the possible risk of radiation-induced carcinogenesis from diagnostic radiology, with particular emphasis on computed tomography (CT) (1). As a consequence of technologic advances and increasing availability, CT utilization has grown rapidly, obviously because CT ...
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Evaluation of Radiation Exposures

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1955
E ACH DAY, nurses become aware of radiation hazards ecause of the ever-increasing use of radioactive materials. The health hazard of radiation exposure has been further emphasized by the International Commission of Radiological Protection (1). This commission has defined a maximum permissible radiation exposure of 300 milliroentgens per week.
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