Surgeon and Staff Radiation Exposure During Radioguided Parathyroidectomy at a High-Volume Institution

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Abstract

  • Introduction: Radioguided parathyroidectomy (RGP) uses technetium-99 m sestamibi causing gamma ray emission during RGP to aid dissection and confirm parathyroid excision. Source (the patient) proximity and exposure duration determine degree of exposure. The purpose of this study was to quantify surgeon and staff radiation exposure during RGP.

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  • Oltmann SC; Brekke AV; Macatangay JD; Schneider DF; Chen H; Sippel RS

    • Start Page

  • 3853

    • End Page

  • 3858

    • Volume

  • 21

    • Issue

  • 12