Report on the radiation exposure in the Orthopedic and Traumatology surgical staff. Principles, legal framework and situational analysis in Argentina.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2018.83.3.821
Keywords: radiation, orthopedic surgery

Abstract

 Orthopedic surgery has significantly advanced in the past years along with image intensifier fluoroscopy in the operating room. The purpose of this report is to review biological principles of radiation, as well as the current legal framework and to outline the present situation in Argentina.

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Author Biographies

Mauro Rafael Vivas, Hospital Zonal Dr. Eduardo Wilde
CoordinadorDepartamento de Cirugia reconstructiva Hopital Dr. Eduardo WildeMiembro Titular ASAMI Argentina
Horacio Sixto Herrera, Hospital Aleman
Cirugía de Pie, Cirugia Artroscopica, Medicina Deportiva
Juan Pablo Guyot, Hospital Universitario Austral Fundación Favaloro
Especialista en Cirugía de Columna
Maria Gala Santini Araujo, Hospital Italiano Bs.AS.
Medicina y Cirugía de Pie y Tobillo
Bibiana Dello Russo, Hospital Nacional de pediatría Prof. J.P. Garrahan
Jefa de Clinica de Hosptial Garraham
Jorge Castellini, Atencion Privada
Especialista de Pierna, Pie y Tobillo

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Published
2018-08-19
How to Cite
Vivas, M. R., Herrera, H. S., Guyot, J. P., Santini Araujo, M. G., Dello Russo, B., & Castellini, J. (2018). Report on the radiation exposure in the Orthopedic and Traumatology surgical staff. Principles, legal framework and situational analysis in Argentina. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 83(3), 210-213. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2018.83.3.821
Issue
Vol 83 No 3 (2018)
Section
Artículo Especial

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