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The use of fluoroscopy improves the accuracy of common pain procedures but there is a risk of radiation injury to patients and staff when using fluoroscopy. The purpose of this chapter is to review the principles of radiation safety.
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Fink, E. (2019). Fluoroscopy. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_51
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