Clinical radiation management for fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures

DL Miller, S Balter, BA Schueler, LK Wagner… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
The primary goal of radiation management in interventional radiology is to minimize the
unnecessary use of radiation. Clinical radiation management minimizes radiation risk to the …

Reference levels for patient radiation doses in interventional radiology: proposed initial values for US practice

DL Miller, D Kwon, GH Bonavia - Radiology, 2009 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To propose initial values for patient reference levels for fluoroscopically guided
procedures in the United States. Materials and Methods This secondary analysis of data …

Radiation dose of patients in fluoroscopically guided interventions: an update

G Paulo, G Bartal, E Vano - CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2021 - Springer
The benefits of fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures are significant and have
established new standards in the clinical management of many diseases. Despite the …

Impact of biplane versus single-plane imaging on radiation dose, contrast load and procedural time in coronary angioplasty

V Sadick, W Reed, L Collins, N Sadick… - The British journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Coronary angioplasties can be performed with either single-plane or biplane imaging
techniques. The aim of this study was to determine whether biplane imaging, in comparison …

Occupational radiation exposure to nursing staff during cardiovascular fluoroscopic procedures: A review of the literature

K Wilson‐Stewart, M Shanahan… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fluoroscopy is a method used to provide real time x‐ray imaging of the body during medical
procedures to assist with medical diagnosis and treatment. Recent technological advances …

Radiation exposure in vascular angiographic procedures

MB Pitton, R Kloeckner, J Schneider, C Ruckes… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate dose reduction in vascular angiographic procedures by using
fluoroscopy capture instead of digital subtraction angiography frames for documentation …

Radiation exposure in nonvascular fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures

R Kloeckner, A Bersch, DP Dos Santos… - Cardiovascular and …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the radiation exposure in non-vascular fluoroscopy guided
interventions and to search strategies for dose reduction. Materials and Methods Dose area …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of physician training on the X-ray dose delivered during coronary angioplasty

JR Azpiri-López, JL Assad-Morell… - J Invasive …, 2013 - researchgate.net
Objective. To assess whether physician training helps decrease the amount of radiation
delivered to patients undergoing coronary angioplasty with stent placement. Background …

Radiation control and minimization system and method

A Guez - US Patent 8,445,878, 2013 - Google Patents
A radiation control system and method are provided in which radiation delivered to a patient
and/or the operator of the equipment is minimized. The radiation control system may be …

Efforts to optimize radiation protection in interventional fluoroscopy

DL Miller - Health physics, 2013 - journals.lww.com
While it has been known for more than a century that radiation presents risks to both the
physician and the patient, skin injuries from fluoroscopy became increasingly rare after the …