… education and certification; 3) quality assurance; and 4) patient radiation tracking. … document
covers equipment operation for the 3 cardiovascular procedure classes that employ ionizing …

… kilovoltage (80 kV) combined with ECG-pulsed tube current modulation in selected patients.
… Radiation dose exposure can be reduced by up to 88% for slim patients without impairing …

… to determine patient dose estimates for clinical pediatric cardiac-… Effective doses (EDs) were
calculated using average … International Commission on Radiological Protection 103 tissue-…

… The use of ionizing radiation during an imaging procedure … The goal of radiological protection
is the safeguarding of … other healthcare providers should be aware that patients attribute …

… paper investigates the effects of sustained practice and x-ray … radiation dose administered
to adult patients during invasive … remaining 2 operators were associated with patient radiation …

… healthcare resources in cardiovascular imaging. The ultimate objective of appropriate use
criteria is to improve patient … is to guide the rational use of the procedure, namely avoidance of …

… by evidence-based medicine within a single patient journey. … Receiver-operator characteristic
(ROC) curve analysis reveals … fraction of patients was exposed to radiation without the …

… by evidence-based medicine within a single patient journey. … effective means to lower radiation
dose in nonobese patients (5)… However, the associated exposure to ionizing radiation has …

… in nuclear medicine, 18% in interventional radiology and 12% in … ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT
Expert Consensus Document … Imaging-Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness, Part 2: …

… , Siemens Healthcare, Forchheim, Germany) using 2 x-ray tubes and 2 … patients with
suspected coronary artery disease and excluded patients after revascularization by bypass surgery …