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Gonadal Shielding

Gonadal Shielding is a radiological protection technique that involves the use of radiopaque materials strategically positioned to cover the reproductive organs during medical imaging procedures, thereby minimizing their exposure to ionizing radiation.

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Risks of exposure to X-rays in patients undergoing long-term treatment for scoliosis.

C L Nash, Earle C. Gregg, Robert H. Brown et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1979 · 177 citations

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Peripheral dose to the testes: the design and clinical use of a practical and effective gonadal shield

Benedick A. Fraass, Timothy J. Kinsella, Frank S. Harrington et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 1985 · 100 citations

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Radiation Dose Reduction to the Male Gonads During MDCT: The Effectiveness of a Lead Shield

Christian Hohl, Andreas H. Mahnken, Ernst Klotz et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology · 2005 · 72 citations

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Gonadal shielding to irradiation is effective in protecting testicular growth and function in long-term survivors of bone marrow transplantation during childhood or adolescence

Hiroyuki Ishiguro, Y. Yasuda, Yosuke Tomita et al. · Bone Marrow Transplantation · 2007 · 64 citations

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European consensus on patient contact shielding

Peter Hiles, Patrick Gilligan, John Damilakis et al. · Insights into Imaging · 2021 · 58 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JD
    John Damilakis

    University of Crete, Greece

    3 publications · 92 citations

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  2. PG
    Patrick Gilligan

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    2 publications · 81 citations

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  3. PL
    Photine Liakos

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  4. PH
    Peter Hiles

    Glan Clwyd Hospital, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 81 citations

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  5. MS
    Marta Sans Merce

    Greek Atomic Energy Commission, Greece

    2 publications · 81 citations

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Institutions

94

  1. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    107 citations

  2. University Hospital of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    102 citations

  3. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

    Ahvāz, Iran

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    62 citations

  4. Dalhousie University

    Halifax, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    55 citations

  5. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  6. Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie

    Erie, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    27 citations

  7. University of Osijek

    Osijek, Croatia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    81 citations

  8. Vlaams Patiëntenplatform

    Herent, Belgium

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    81 citations

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  1. Radiography

    4 publications · 98 citations

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  2. British Journal of Radiology

    BJR · 4 publications · 128 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 4 publications · 73 citations

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  4. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  5. Insights into Imaging

    2 publications · 95 citations

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