title: [Radiation exposure from shoe-fitting fluoroscopes].
abstract: It is 40 years ago that a very popular X-ray device disappeared in German shoe shops: the shoe-fitting fluoroscope or Pedoskop. Since the 1930s, these X-ray machines were an integral part of any good shoe business. Following the entry into force X-Ray Regulation (RöV 1973) the use of these devices was prohibited in Germany.
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Roentgen-Museum, Schwelmer Str. 41, 42897 Remscheid, Germany. Electronic address: uwe.busch@remscheid.de.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Busch
mesh_terms: D001822:Body Burden; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005528:Foot / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012775:Shoes; D014965:X-Rays
keywords: Pedoscope; Pedoskop; Schuhdurchleuchtung; Strahlenexposition; Strahlenschäden; radiation exposure; radiation hazard; shoe fitting-fluoroscope