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What is a fluoroscopic operating table

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Typically it means the surgical table is radio translucent. Meaning you can shoot X-rays through it for imaging. A fluoroscope or "C-arm" uses x rays to generated a video image of internal body structures. This is used to assist is surgery to guide the surgeon
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