APQS consensus regarding patient shielding during routine radiographic imaging

Shielding, particularly of the gonads, has been a routine part of diagnostic radiographic imaging for many years. However, recent thinking suggests that such shielding may offer little benefit, and in some cases may actually cause harm, e.g. by obscuring anatomy or paradoxically increasing patient r...

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Main Authors: Russell Oliver Kosik, Swee Tian Quek, Elaine Kan, Shigeki Aoki, Chin Hua Yang, Napapong Pongnapang, Maryastuti Setioko, Wing P. Chan
Other Authors: School of Medicine
Format: Review
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78075
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Institution: Mahidol University