Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is often complex and involves
long fluoroscopic times, with significant radiation exposure to medical staff. We investigated …

Objective: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a common
procedure that combines the use of X-ray fluoroscopy and endoscopy for examination of the …

Radiopharmaceuticals are utilized in diagnostic nuclear medicine (NM) for a wide range of
disorders. The purposes of the work are to assess patient organ doses in bone scan …

Medical personnel working with ionizing radiation are exposed to significant radiation
doses. Previously published studies reported increased incidence of induced cancer and …

This study intended to optimize the radiation doses for gastroenterologists and patients
during therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and to …

Background Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), as with other
fluoroscopic procedures, carries the risk of exposure of staff to radiation. However, over the …

Objectives Fluoroscopically guided procedures utilize ionizing radiation to assist in the
diagnosis and treatment of the patient. The use of ionizing radiation is not without risk to the …

Background The increasing complexity involved in procedures requiring fluoroscopy such
as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) results in heightened …

Ultrasound personnel can be occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation from
radioisotopes during ultrasonography imaging of patients who received radioactive material …

In this study, variations in eye lens dose across different types of protective operator
eyewear as well as the most appropriate protective methods when conducting endoscopic …