Managing radiation use in medical imaging: a multifaceted challenge

H Hricak, DJ Brenner, SJ Adelstein, DP Frush, EJ Hall… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
This special report aims to inform the medical community about the many challenges
involved in managing radiation exposure in a way that maximizes the benefit-risk ratio. The …

ICRP publication 120: radiological protection in cardiology

C Cousins, DL Miller, G Bernardi, MM Rehani… - Annals of the ICRP, 2013 - Elsevier
Cardiac nuclear medicine, cardiac computed tomography (CT), interventional cardiology
procedures, and electrophysiology procedures are increasing in number and account for an …

Guidelines for the management of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association …

BG Thompson, RD Brown Jr, S Amin-Hanjani… - Stroke, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Purpose—The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and evidence-
based recommendations for management of patients with unruptured intracranial …

Practical ways to reduce radiation dose for patients and staff during device implantations and electrophysiological procedures

H Heidbuchel, FHM Wittkampf, E Vano, S Ernst… - Europace, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Despite the advent of non-fluoroscopic technology, fluoroscopy remains the cornerstone of
imaging in most interventional electrophysiological procedures, from diagnostic studies over …

Occupational radiation protection in interventional radiology: a joint guideline of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe and the Society of …

DL Miller, E Vañó, G Bartal, S Balter, R Dixon… - Cardiovascular and …, 2010 - Springer
The draft document is critically reviewed by the CIRSE Standards of Practice committee and
separately by the SIR Safety and Health Committee, by either telephone, conference calling …

A randomised controlled trial of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy vs microdiscectomy

JNA Gibson, AS Subramanian, CEH Scott - European spine journal, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (TED) minimises paraspinal muscle
damage. The aim of this trial was to compare clinical outcomes of TED to Microdiscectomy …

Radiation safety program for the cardiac catheterization laboratory

C E. Chambers, K A. Fetterly, R Holzer… - Catheterization and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions present a practical
approach to assist cardiac catheterization laboratories in establishing a radiation safety …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of hybrid rooms with image fusion on radiation exposure during endovascular aortic repair

A Hertault, B Maurel, J Sobocinski, TM Gonzalez… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate exposure to radiation during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
performed with intraoperative guidance by preoperative computed tomographic angiogram …

Editor's Choice–European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2023 clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety

B Modarai, S Haulon, E Ainsbury, D Böckler… - European journal of …, 2023 - ejves.com
The majority of studies investigating the effectiveness of radiation shields focus on
procedures performed by cardiologists. These studies are, nevertheless, relevant also for …

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 …