PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Harry J. Cloft
AU  - David N. Easton
AU  - Mary E. Jensen
AU  - David F. Kallmes
AU  - Jacques E. Dion
TI  - Exposure of Medical Personnel to Methylmethacrylate Vapor during Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
DP  - 1999 Feb 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 352--353
VI  - 20
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/2/352.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/2/352.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1999 Feb 01; 20
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.