RT Journal
A1 Kirsh IE
T1 IS a fluoroscope useful to the general practitioner?
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1959
FD July 4
VO 170
IS 10
SP 1141
OP 1142
DO 10.1001/jama.1959.03010100003002
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010100003002
AB Recent concern over the amount of ionizing radiation to which the public is exposed raises the question of the safety and utility of the fluoroscope in the general practitioner's office. There is evidence that the amount of exposure during fluoroscopy varies widely, as does the output of the fluoroscopes actually found in use. The busy practitioner does not always take time for his eyes to achieve maximal dark adaptation, and optimal filtration and other safety precautions have often been neglected. Fluroscopy is most valuable in observing abnormal movements. It therefore supplements the data obtained from roentgenography, which is otherwise more precise, yields permanent records, and gives more diagnostic information in proportion to the amount of radiation involved.