title: Use of ionising radiation by professional football clubs to assess asymptomatic transfer candidates.
abstract: The financial considerations of transfer candidates in the football league is such that a detailed medical examination as well as other investigations are required prior to a successful transfer. With this in mind the concern is raised that professional footballers may be exposed to excessive ionising radiation by undergoing unnecessary radiological imaging. Our study was conducted in order to assess the use of plain films in the assessment of transfer candidates in the premier league
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McNally
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D011848:Radioactive Pollutants