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Sponsored by: |
Vanderbilt University |
Information provided by: | Vanderbilt University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00378053 |
The purpose of this study is to measure the amount of radiation over a specific period of time that Orthopaedic Surgeons are exposed to while using the mini c-arm fluoroscopy machine.
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Radiation Exposure |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Prospective Study |
Official Title: | A Prospective Study of Radiation Exposure to Surgeons |
Estimated Enrollment: | 4 |
Study Start Date: | September 2006 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2006 |
The purpose of this study is to measure the amount of radiation over a specific period of time that Orthopaedic Surgeons are exposed to while using the mini c-arm fluoroscopy machine. The amount of radiation that the Surgeons will be exposed to will be recorded by a ring dosimeter located on the Surgeons' hand, and two badge dosimeters (one above the scrub collar, and one underneath a lead gown at waist level).
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
This study will only enroll the Surgeons of the Vanderbilt Hand and Upper Extremity Center. There will be no inclusion/exclusion criteria for the type of surgery that will be monitored, nor the patients that are having surgery. If a mini c-arm fluoroscopy is used the amount of radiation received by the Surgeon's hand for that surgery will be monitored by a gas-sterilized radiation ring dosimeter. The amount of scatter radiation the Surgeon will be exposed to will be recorded by a badge dosimeter located on the Surgeon's scrub collar, and one badge dosimeter that will be located under the required lead gown worn by the Surgeon.
United States, Tennessee | |||||
Vanderbilt University Medical Center- Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute | |||||
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-8828 |
Vanderbilt University |
Principal Investigator: | Donald H Lee, M.D. | VUMC |
Study ID Numbers: | 060829 |
First Received: | September 18, 2006 |
Last Updated: | August 14, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00378053 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
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