Real-time dosimetry reduces radiation exposure of orthopaedic surgeons
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1877-0568
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2014.09.016