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British Journal of Radiology (2003) 76, 117-122
© 2003 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/91805723
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Quantitative assessment of the radiation hazards and risks in sentinel node procedures

R Morton, BSc, MSc, MIPEM 1 P W Horton, BSc, PhD, FIPEM 1 D J Peet, BSc, MSc 1 and M W Kissin, MChir, FRCS 2

Departments of 1 Medical Physics 2 Surgery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK



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  		Figure 1. Anteroposterior (a) and left anterior oblique (b) lymphoscintigraphy showing injection site and sentinel nodes.

 


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  		Figure 2. Gamma probe and scaler/ratemeter.

 


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  		Figure 3. Gamma probe (in sterile sleeve) being used to localize a sentinel node.

 


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  		Figure 4. Embedding of a sentinel node in paraffin wax.

 




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