Gonad shielding in paediatric pelvic radiography: disadvantages prevail over benefit

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Table 5 Gonad shield positioning in pelvic radiography according to various studies

Ref.	Number of radiographs with shielding			Percentage with incorrectly placed shields
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Average^a
	Boys	Girls	Total	(%)	(%)	(%)
Kenny and Hill [14]	102	107	209	44	60	52
Wainwright [15]	76	40	116	38	59	45
McCarty et al. [16]	82	57	139	63	72	67
Sikand et al. [17]			110			26
Gul et al. [18]			678			31
Masud et al. [19]			100			78
Fawcett and Barter[20]	611	550	1161	26	48	36
McManus and Davis [21]	618	741	1359	59	71	66
This study	193	307	500	66	91	81