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Research Article

Dosimetry during intramedullary nailing of the tibia

Patient and occupational exposure

George Kirousis Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Harry Delis Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Panagiotis Megas Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Elias Lambiris Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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George Panayiotakis Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 568-572 | Accepted 28 May 2009, Published online: 16 Nov 2009

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