Radiation Safety Education and Practices in Urology: A Review

M Smith, MD Thatcher, F Davidovic… - Journal of …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Radiation safety education is important as fluoroscopy is commonly used for
diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Exposure to high levels of ionizing radiation is …

The Effect of Pre-Operative Verbal Confirmation for Interventional Radiology Physicians on Their Use of Personal Dosimeters and Personal Protective Equipment

S Matsuzaki, T Moritake, L Sun, K Morota… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Interventional radiology (IR) physicians must be equipped with personal passive dosimeters
and personal protective equipment (PPE); however, they are inconsistently used. Therefore …

Strategy to reduce the collective equivalent dose for the lens of the physician's eye using short radiation protection curtains to prevent cataracts

K Nakagami, T Moritake, K Nagamoto, K Morota… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
A short curtain that improves on the low versatility of existing long curtains was developed as
a dedicated radiation protective device for the over-table tube fluorographic imaging units …

Trends in the use of radiation protection and radiation exposure of European endourologists: a prospective trial from the EULIS-YAU Endourology Group

S Fontanet Soler, A Bravo-Balado, A Skolarikos… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Due to the radiation exposure for the urology staff during endourology, our aim
was to evaluate the trends of radiation protection in the operation room by endourologists …

[HTML][HTML] Worldwide variations in the knowledge and use of fluoroscopy during percutaneous nephrolithotomy—should we do better? A survey by the European …

O Durutovic, G Zeng, B Somani, S Choong… - Asian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge among urologist of usage of
fluoroscopy during percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Methods We conducted an anonymous …

Adopting ultrasound guided PCNL in nephrolithiasis management

BB Neeman, G Raisin, B Chertin, S Qadan… - Urologia …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the learning curve associated with the adoption of
US guided PCNL and demonstrate that it can be carried out safely with results comparable …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation safety, awareness, and education: Exposing the silent killer

D Beiko - Canadian Urological Association Journal, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
33 CUaJ• FeBrUary 2023• VoLUme 17, ISSUe 2 radiation safety of ionizing radiation energy
absorbed by the bodies—and the attendant effective doses and biologic risks, most notably …

Effectiveness of a radiation management safety checklist for non-vascular imaging and interventional radiology at a medical facility

K Nagamoto, N Kunugita - Environmental and Occupational Health …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective: To investigate whether implementing a radiation management safety checklist
(RMSC) can improve personnel dosimetry among physicians' dosimeter wearing rate for …

Protección radiológica en el personal del área quirúrgica

C Giménez Francés - dspace.umh.es
Los rayos X suponen en la actualidad la principal causa de exposición a radiaciones
ionizantes en el ser humano. En los últimos años, gracias a los avances técnicos y …

Analysis of the Knowledge and Attitude of Turkish Urology Residents on the Use of Fluoroscopy Working in University Hospitals and Training and Research Hospitals …

S Senel, F Sandikci, A Ozercan, E Gurtan… - HASEKI TIP …, 2022 - avesis.bozok.edu.tr
Aim: Tendency, knowledge, awareness, and behavior patterns of urology residents in
Turkey regarding the use of fluoroscopy may vary depending on the institutions. The study …