Image Gently Step Lightly Campaign

At a glance

Type of study

Editorial or commentary

Who was studied

Interventional radiologists, Mixed lab staff, Patients

Topics

Patient doseTraining and educationSafety culture and complianceDose reduction techniques

Summary based on

the abstract

What it found

• The Image Gently, Step Lightly campaign is an education and awareness effort on radiation safety in pediatric interventional radiology.

• The campaign website provides a procedural checklist for the medical team to review radiation safety steps before each pediatric interventional procedure, aiming to standardize workflow and encourage team responsibility.

• The authors conclude that the checklist can be an effective tool for maximizing radiation safety, though no data are presented.

Limits to keep in mind

Descriptive campaign report with no data on dose or outcomes. The checklist's effectiveness is asserted, not tested, and the focus is pediatric patient dose rather than staff exposure.

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• Reducing radiation exposure during procedures performed in the electrophysiology laboratory (2017, Retrospective cohort study)
• Radiation safety program for the cardiac catheterization laboratory (2011, Guideline or consensus statement)
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