Patient exposure data and operator dose in coronary interventional procedures: Impact of body-mass index and procedure complexity

F Zanca, C Collard, N Alexandre, F Deprez… - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study was to assess patient exposure data and operator dose in
coronary interventional procedures, when considering patient body-mass index and …

Occupational radiation exposure in femoral artery approach is higher than radial artery approach during coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention

JS Kim, BK Lee, DR Ryu, K Chun, HS Kwon, SR Nam… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Medical radiation exposure is a significant concern for interventional cardiologists (IC). This
study was aimed at estimating the radiation exposure of IC operators and assistants in real …

Impact of radiation to the eye of operators during endo-cardiovascular surgery and the importance of protection

J Yokota, T Kuratani, K Shimamura, T Shijo… - General Thoracic and …, 2022 - Springer
Objective To verify the amount of radiation exposure to the eye of operators during
endocardiovascular surgery (ECVS) in hybrid operating room (HOR), which increases the …

The radioprotective effect of the Cathpax® AIR cabin during interventional cardiology procedures

A Gutierrez‐Barrios, E Angulo‐Pain… - Catheterization and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The use of ionizing radiation during cardiac catheterization interventions
adversely impacts the medical staff. Traditional radiation protection equipment is only …

In vivo validation of Dosemap software use in interventional cardiology with dosimetrics indicators and peak skin dose evaluation

R Didier, D Bourhis, C Oueslati, B Nasr… - Catheterization and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of DoseMap™ software as
compared to gafchromic film in real clinical practices. Background The radiation exposure …

Radiation protection in interventional radiology/cardiology—is state-of-the-art equipment used?

C Behr-Meenen, H von Boetticher, JF Kersten… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Interventional radiology/cardiology is one of the fields with the highest radiation doses for
workers. For this reason, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) …

Triage of patients for attenuation-corrected stress-first Tc-99m SPECT MPI using a simplified clinical pre-test scoring model

S Gowdar, W Chaudhry, AW Ahlberg… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Stress-only Tc-99m SPECT MPI saves time and reduces radiation
exposure while a normal study has a benign prognosis. However, no guidelines exist as to …

Strategies for minimizing occupational radiation exposure in cardiac imaging

S Massalha, A Almufleh, G Small, B Marvin… - Current cardiology …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Radiation safety has been at the center of interest of both
researchers and healthcare institutions. This review will summarize and shed light on the …

[PDF][PDF] Klein–Nishina formula and Monte Carlo method for evaluating the gamma attenuation properties of Zn, Ba, Te and Bi elements

MS Al-Buriahi, ZA Alrowaili, S Ezzine… - Materials Science …, 2021 - intapi.sciendo.com
In this work, the Klein–Nishina (K–N) approach was used to evaluate the electronic, atomic,
and energy-transfer cross sections of four elements, namely, zinc (Zn), tellurium (Te), barium …

Fluoroscopy-induced radiation dermatitis

EF Reichman - Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014 - jem-journal.com
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