Health impacts of low-dose ionizing radiation are significant in important fields such as X-ray
imaging, radiation therapy, nuclear power, and others. However, all existing and potential …

OBJECTIVE. Patient shielding is standard practice in diagnostic imaging, despite growing
evidence that it provides negligible or no benefit and carries a substantial risk of increasing …

This is an update of the guideline that was published in April 2011 [1] and whose scope
included literature through December 2010. A new systematic literature search using …

Some of the ethically most sensitive issues in radiation protection arise at imaging of
pregnant—and potentially pregnant—patients and of newborn. This article reviews the …

Despite the exponential increase in the number of patients who are pregnant receiving
contrast media, the incidence of adverse side effects remains small. However, even with the …

OBJECTIVE. Recent articles discussing cases of brain cancer in interventionalists have
raised concerns regarding the hazards of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation. We …

Objective To evaluate the effects of ionizing radiation exposure during the first trimester of
pregnancy in usual clinical situations. Study design We conducted a prospective …

Diagnostic and interventional angiograms are instrumental in the multidisciplinary approach
to CAD management, enabling accurate diagnosis and effective targeted treatments that …

The incidence of abdominal and pelvic cancer in pregnancy is low, but it is rising as the
population of pregnant women gets older. Depending on disease stage, gestational age and …

Background: Assessment of pelvic configuration is an important factor in the prediction of a
successful vaginal birth. However, manual evaluation of the pelvis is practically a vanishing …