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Review
. 2015 Mar;25(1):13-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2014.06.007. Epub 2014 Jul 10.

[Radiation exposure from shoe-fitting fluoroscopes]

[Article in German]
Uwe Busch  1
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[Radiation exposure from shoe-fitting fluoroscopes]

[Article in German]
Uwe Busch. Z Med Phys. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

It is 40 years ago that a very popular X-ray device disappeared in German shoe shops: the shoe-fitting fluoroscope or Pedoskop. Since the 1930s, these X-ray machines were an integral part of any good shoe business. Following the entry into force X-Ray Regulation (RöV 1973) the use of these devices was prohibited in Germany.

Keywords: Pedoscope; Pedoskop; Schuhdurchleuchtung; Strahlenexposition; Strahlenschäden; radiation exposure; radiation hazard; shoe fitting-fluoroscope.

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