Exposure to ionizing radiation is a consequence of many diagnostic and interventional
cardiac procedures. Radiation exposure can result in detrimental health effects because of …

Data on the exposure of seven cardiologists and over 10 000 patients undergoing
interventional procedures were collected. The data were collected in a study that was set up …

Because RF catheter ablation procedures may be lengthy and are commonly performed in
young patients, concern has arisen about radiation dose in this group of patients. This article …

Purpose Knowledge of medical radiation exposure permits application of radiation
protection principles. In our center, the first dedicated real-time, automated patient and staff …

Aims: A tentative evaluation of doses received by patients undergoing international
cardiolfgy (IC) procedures was carried out in France in June 2006 by the GACI. A pilot …

The staff at interventional radiological procedures is exposed to high levels of ionizing
radiation. This applies especially to measures at cardiac catheterization laboratories. In this …

In pediatric interventional cardiology, cardiologists need to stay closer to the patient than
during adult catheterization, and the use of biplane systems increases the scatter radiation …

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the patient and cardiologist doses
during the implantation of permanent cardiac pacemakers under fluoroscopic control …

The goal of the catheterization laboratory radiation safety program is to facilitate invasive
cardiology while simultaneously reducing staff risks to an acceptable level. Achieving this …

Objective Cardiac interventional radiology (IR) can cause radiation injury to the staff who
administer it as well as to patients. Although education in the basic principles of radiation is …