Brain tumors
Brain and neck tumors reported among physicians who perform interventional procedures. 33 research summaries.
Closest to the work of a fluoroscopy team
- Fundamental evaluation of a novel upright shield to protect medical personnel from scattered radiation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using a C-arm system (2026, Phantom or simulation study)
- Hidden hazards in the cath lab: cancer morbidity among interventional cardiologists (2026, Systematic review)
- Spatial distribution of X-ray attenuation in a full-face shield: a multipoint in vivo study in interventional cardiology (2026, Dosimetry measurement study)
- Two Central Nervous System Tumors in One Catheter Lab: Time to Rethink Radiation Protection (2026, Retrospective cohort study)
- Occupational Health Hazards in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Results of the 2023 SCAI Survey (2025, Cross-sectional survey)
- Radiation exposure in interventional cardiology: a narrative review of health effects and novel approaches to ensure radiation safety (2025, Narrative review)
- Radiation Safety Renaissance: Will State Regulations Help or Hinder an Emergence From the Dark Ages? (2025, Editorial or commentary)
- Systematic review on radiation-induced DNA damage and cancer risk in endovascular operators (2025, Systematic review)
- Addressing the Occupational Risk of Radiation Exposure in the Evolving Field of Interventional Echocardiography (2024, Narrative review)
- Cancer Risks in U.S. Radiologic Technologists Working with Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures, 1994-2008 (2024, Prospective cohort study)
- Radiation Exposure, Training, and Safety in Cardiology (2024, Narrative review)
- The head of invasive cardiologists as a target of professional exposure to ionizing radiation (2024, Narrative review)
- Practical guidance to reduce radiation exposure in electrophysiology applying ultra low-dose protocols: a European Heart Rhythm Association review (2023, Narrative review)
- Aegrescit medendo: orthopedic disability in electrophysiology, call for fluoroscopy elimination, review and commentary (2022, Editorial or commentary)
- SCAI Multi-Society Position Statement on Occupational Health Hazards (2020, Guideline or consensus statement)
- Head and Neck Radiation Dose and Radiation Safety for Interventional Physicians (2017, Phantom or simulation study)
- Brain Tumors, Interventionists, and Radiation: How Real Is the Risk? (2016, Narrative review)
- Radiation Risk to the Fluoroscopy Operator and Staff (2016, Narrative review)
- Invasive Cardiologists Are Exposed to Greater Left Sided Cranial Radiation: The BRAIN Study (Brain Radiation Exposure and Attenuation During Invasive Cardiology Procedures (2015, Dosimetry measurement study)
- Radioprotective lightweight caps in the interventional cardiology setting: a randomised controlled trial (PROTECT) (2015, Randomized trial)
- Practical ways to reduce radiation dose for patients and staff during device implantations and electrophysiological procedures (2014, Guideline or consensus statement)
- Brain and Neck Tumors Among Physicians Performing Interventional Procedures (2013, Case report or series)
- Brain and Neck Tumors among Physicians Performing Interventional Procedures; American Journal of Cardiology (2013, Case report or series)
- Effectiveness of a lead cap in radiation protection of the head in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory (2013, Dosimetry measurement study)
- Occupational Risks of Chronic Low Dose Radiation Exposure in Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (2013, Narrative review)
- Brain malignancies and ionising radiation: more cases reported (2012, Case report or series)
- Brain tumours among interventional cardiologists: a cause for alarm? (2012, Case report or series)
- Cancer and non-cancer brain and eye effects of chronic low-dose ionizing radiation exposure (2012, Narrative review)
- Occupational Radiation Doses to Operators Performing Fluoroscopically-Guided Procedures (2012, Systematic review)
- The Biological Effects of Diagnostic Cardiac Imaging on Chronically Exposed Physicians: The Importance of Being Non-Ionizing (2004, Narrative review)
- Is brain cancer an occupational disease of cardiologists? (1998, Case report or series)
Also relevant
- Cognitive, psychological and psychiatric effects of ionizing radiation exposure (2012, Narrative review)
- Tumors of the nervous system and pituitary gland associated with atomic bomb radiation exposure (2002, Prospective cohort study)
Other topics
- Dosimetry and monitoring
- Dose reduction techniques
- Personal protective equipment
- Room shielding and protective devices
- Eye lens and cataracts
- Cancer risk
- Breast cancer
- Thyroid
- DNA and cellular effects
- Cardiovascular disease
- Musculoskeletal injury and ergonomics
- Pregnancy and reproductive health
- Patient dose
- Training and education
- Safety culture and compliance
- Regulation and policy
- Robotic and remote systems
- Workforce and careers
- Women in the field