Occupational Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology: A Joint Guideline of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe and Society of Interventional Radiology

In plain language

A joint European and US interventional radiology society guideline gives advice on reducing occupational radiation dose for interventional radiologists and the fluoroscopy team. The specific recommendations are not included in the available text.

At a glance

Type of study: Guideline or consensus statement
Who was studied: Interventional radiologists, Mixed lab staff
Topics: Regulation and policy Dose reduction techniques Personal protective equipment
Summary based on: the abstract

What it found

Interventional procedures can produce occupational doses to interventional radiologists high enough to cause concern.
The guideline is a companion to the joint Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)-Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) patient radiation management guideline and gives guidance to minimize occupational radiation dose.
The annual number of fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures worldwide has increased over the past 20 years.

Limits to keep in mind

Only the introductory paragraph is available, so the specific recommendations and their evidence grading cannot be assessed. As a consensus guideline, it summarizes expert opinion rather than presenting new data.

Occupational Protection in Interventional Radiology. A Joint Guideline of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe and the Society of Interventional Radiology (2026, Guideline or consensus statement)
SIR-CIRSE Joint Guideline on Occupational Radiation Protection (2010, Guideline or consensus statement)
Radiation exposure in interventional cardiology: a narrative review of health effects and novel approaches to ensure radiation safety (2025, Narrative review)
Radiation Safety and Protection - StatPearls (2024, Narrative review)
Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology (2022, Narrative review)

How this summary was made

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Prepared November 5, 2026.