Cardiac nuclear medicine, cardiac computed tomography (CT), interventional cardiology
procedures, and electrophysiology procedures are increasing in number and account for an …

Context Endovascular procedures, requiring X-ray guidance, are commonly performed in
vascular surgery. X-ray exposure is associated with biological risks for both patients and …

The majority of studies investigating the effectiveness of radiation shields focus on
procedures performed by cardiologists. These studies are, nevertheless, relevant also for …

The membership of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Standards of Practice
Committee represents experts in a broad spectrum of interventional procedures from both …

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

Purpose: To introduce a new skin dose mapping software system for interventional
fluoroscopy dose assessment and to analyze the benefits and limitations of patient‐phantom …

Purpose In interventional cardiology, patients may be exposed to high doses to the skin
resulting in skin burns following single or multiple procedures. Reviewing and analysing …

Purpose: To determine more accurate regression formulas for estimating peak skin dose
(PSD) from reference air kerma (RAK) or kerma‐area product (KAP). Methods: After …

To help avoiding secondary effects of interventional procedures like skin damage, a dose
map method has been developed to provide an indication of the local dose on a surface …

Objectives To develop a real-time dose-monitoring system to measure the patient's eye lens
dose during neuro-interventional procedures. Methods Radiation dose received at left outer …