RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Exposure of Medical Personnel to Methylmethacrylate Vapor during Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 352
OP 353
VO 20
IS 2
A1 Cloft, Harry J.
A1 Easton, David N.
A1 Jensen, Mary E.
A1 Kallmes, David F.
A1 Dion, Jacques E.
YR 1999
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/2/352.abstract
AB Summary: The occupational exposure to methylmethacrylate (MMA) vapor during percutaneous vertebroplasty was determined. During five vertebroplasty procedures, air-sampling pumps were attached to medical personnel. MMA vapor levels in the samples were then quantified using gas chromatography. The samples collected yielded MMA vapor levels of less than five parts per million (ppm). The MMA vapor concentrations measured were well below the recommended maximum exposure of 100 ppm over the course of an 8-hour workday.