What are useful methods to reduce occupational radiation exposure among radiological medical workers, especially for interventional radiology personnel?

K Chida - Radiological Physics and Technology, 2022 - Springer
Protection against occupational radiation exposure in clinical settings is important. This
paper clarifies the present status of medical occupational exposure protection and possible …

Cardiovascular medicine and society: the pregnant cardiologist

AA Sarma, C Nkonde-Price, M Gulati… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Women are a consistent minority in the field of cardiology, with concerns regarding
balancing career and parenting responsibilities often cited as a contributing factor to this …

Effectiveness of additional lead shielding to protect staff from scattering radiation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures

Y Morishima, K Chida, T Meguro - Journal of radiation research, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is often complex and involves
long fluoroscopic times, with significant radiation exposure to medical staff. We investigated …

Awareness of medical radiologic technologists of ionizing radiation and radiation protection

S Yashima, K Chida - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Japanese people experienced the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, the Japan
Nuclear Fuel Conversion Co. criticality accident, it was found that many human resources …

Estimation of the dose of radiation received by patient and physician during a videofluoroscopic swallowing study

Y Morishima, K Chida, H Watanabe - Dysphagia, 2016 - Springer
Videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) is considered the standard diagnostic imaging
technique to investigate swallowing disorders and dysphagia. Few studies have been …

Lens equivalent dose of staff during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Dose comparison using two types of dosemeters

Y Morishima, K Chida, T Meguro… - Radiation Protection …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This study aimed to compare the lens equivalent dose (LED) measured during endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) using DOSIRIS™ as a dedicated dosemeter …

What leads to lead: results of a nationwide survey exploring attitudes and practices of orthopaedic surgery residents regarding radiation safety

JR Bowman, A Razi, SL Watson, JM Pearson… - JBJS, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Excessive radiation to health-care providers has been linked to risks of cancer
and cataracts, but its negative effects can be substantially reduced by lead aprons, thyroid …

Radiation training, radiation protection, and fluoroscopy utilization practices among US therapeutic endoscopists

S Sethi, MT Barakat, S Friedland… - Digestive diseases and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Fluoroscopy use during ERCP exposes patients and providers to deleterious
effects of radiation. Formal training in fluoroscopy/radiation protection is not widely …

Assessment of knowledge and attitude of nurses towards ionizing radiation during radiography in Jeddah City, 2017

MA Alzubaidi, HHA Mutairi, SM Alakel… - The Egyptian Journal …, 2017 - journals.ekb.eg
Background: The nurses working in radiation wards need to have an adequate knowledge
about the risks and preventive measures of radiation exposure to protect themselves from …

The effectiveness of additional lead-shielding drape and low pulse rate fluoroscopy in protecting staff from scatter radiation during cardiac resynchronization therapy …

Y Morishima, K Chida, Y Katahira - Japanese journal of radiology, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) often requires a long fluoroscopic time
and protection from scatter radiation. This study reports on scatter radiation levels during …