Spine Surgeon Dr. Larry T. Khoo Urges Colleagues to Be Wary of OR Radiation Exposure

“We lost a very dear colleague to thyroid cancer for OR radiation exposure. Why wouldn’t we want to reduce our exposure? And, fortunately, we can.” Dr. Larry T. Khoo

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpineGuard applauds Dr. Larry T. Khoo, The Spine Clinic of Los Angeles, for his efforts in raising awareness about the dangers of repeated, long-term exposure of OR radiation to his fellow spine surgeons and their OR staffs and patients.

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Spine surgeons double their lifetime radiation exposure limits in less than 10 years. Radiation exposure in spine surgery is excessive, protection is underutilized, and the long-term biological effects can be deadly. There is a growing concern among influential spine surgeons such as Dr. Larry Khoo, who are calling for the reduction of radiation vulnerability in the OR.

It has been reported that a 95%* of physicians grossly underestimate how much radiation both they, and their staff, are absorbing; and, that only 14%* of doctors have undergone training on radiation susceptibility. Nonetheless, there are simple steps that can be adopted, validated under rigorous clinical study protocols, to dramatically reduce radiation exposure in the OR.

*“Glow-in-the-Dark Doc: Radiation Exposure”, Orthopedics This Week, volume 5, issue 29, Sept. 22, 2009

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