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. 2012 May;94(4):278.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2012.94.4.278.

How to reduce radiation exposure during hand surgery: use of a kidney dish to protect the surgeon's hands

E A O Lindisfarne  1 , A Baskaradas, K Kunasingam
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How to reduce radiation exposure during hand surgery: use of a kidney dish to protect the surgeon's hands

E A O Lindisfarne et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2012 May.
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Figure 1
Lateral x-ray of finger with radiolucent kidney dish
Figure 2
Figure 2
Kidney dish used to produce an image similar to the x-ray in Figure 1
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