Scoliosis studies with low-dose X-rays

A modification of the Oxford technique for the radiological examination of scoliotic curvatures in school-children has been devised. Satisfactory image quality is achieved in this way and the radiation dose to patients, despite examinations every 3 months, is only a fraction of the maximum permissib...

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Published inSouth African medical journal Vol. 67; no. 14; p. 547
Main Authors van der Walt, M J, Grobler, L J, Savage, D J, Hartkamp, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageAfrikaans
Published South Africa 06.04.1985
Subjects
Humans
Methods
Radiation Dosage
Radiography
Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A modification of the Oxford technique for the radiological examination of scoliotic curvatures in school-children has been devised. Satisfactory image quality is achieved in this way and the radiation dose to patients, despite examinations every 3 months, is only a fraction of the maximum permissible level for radiation workers. The method is simple. Conventional X-ray equipment can be employed.
ISSN:0256-9574