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Laws, rules, standards and guidance on occupational radiation protection. 94 research summaries.

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Accidents of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in radiology departments: risks, prevention, and management (2026, Narrative review)
ALARA+: Summit on Radiation and Orthopedic Risks in Fluoroscopic Laboratories: Endorsed by ACC, ACVP, ASE, HRS, SCAI, SIR, SNIS, SVIN, and SVS (2026, Guideline or consensus statement)
ALARA+: Summit on Radiation and Orthopedic Risks in Fluoroscopic Laboratories (2026, Guideline or consensus statement)
Development and Effectiveness Evaluation of an Integrated Multidisciplinary Radiation Protection Management Framework for Tertiary Hospitals (2026, Retrospective cohort study)
Direct and indirect assessment: comparison of different methods to estimate staff equivalent dose to the lens during different interventional procedures (2026, Dosimetry measurement study)
Estimating effective dose using non-lead protective aprons and a single dosimeter method (2026, Modeling or economic study)
Eye lens dose in interventional cardiology personnel in Vietnam: direct Hp(3) measurement, indirect method comparison, and fluoroscopy-time-based dose estimation (2026, Dosimetry measurement study)
Hidden hazards in the cath lab: cancer morbidity among interventional cardiologists (2026, Systematic review)
Impact of the ICRU/ICRP proposal on operational quantities during interventional procedures: Investigation through spectral measurements (2026, Dosimetry measurement study)
Mailed dose record review of occupational dosimetry records among Japanese medical radiation workers: the OREMS Study (2026, Retrospective cohort study)
National medical occupational radiation dose monitoring in Saudi Arabia (2026, Dosimetry measurement study)
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)
Occupational Radiation Exposure in Spine Surgery: Organ-specific OSL Phantom Dosimetry and Workload-based Risk Assessment (2026, Phantom or simulation study)
Occupational radiation exposure to UK orthopaedic surgeons: a dose monitoring exercise (2026, Dosimetry measurement study)
SCAI/ASE/HRS/SIR/SVS Expert Consensus Statement on Enhanced Radiation Protection: Time for Mandatory and Urgent Action (2026, Guideline or consensus statement)
Two Central Nervous System Tumors in One Catheter Lab: Time to Rethink Radiation Protection (2026, Retrospective cohort study)
Intersections of Ergonomics and Radiation Safety in Interventional Radiology (2025, Narrative review)
Occupational Radiation Exposure and Thyroid Nodules in Healthcare Workers: A Review (2025, Narrative review)
Radiation exposure in interventional cardiology: a narrative review of health effects and novel approaches to ensure radiation safety (2025, Narrative review)
Radiation in the Orthopedic Operating Room: What We Know, What We Do, and What Needs Attention (2025, Narrative review)
Radiation protection practices in diagnostic and interventional cardiology: Position paper from Portuguese Association of Interventional Cardiology (2025, Guideline or consensus statement)
Radiation Safety in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (2025, Narrative review)
Radiation Safety Renaissance: Will State Regulations Help or Hinder an Emergence From the Dark Ages? (2025, Editorial or commentary)
Addressing the Occupational Risk of Radiation Exposure in the Evolving Field of Interventional Echocardiography (2024, Narrative review)
Literacy in the Scope of Radiation Protection for Healthcare Professionals Exposed to Ionizing Radiation: A Systematic Review (2024, Systematic review)
Occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in pregnant staff: Consensus document (Spanish societies) (2023, Guideline or consensus statement)
Radiation protection for healthcare professionals working in catheterisation laboratories during pregnancy: a statement of the EAPCI in collaboration with EHRA, EACVI, the ESC Regulatory Affairs Committee and Women as One (2023, Guideline or consensus statement)
Occupational Exposure of Scatter Radiation and Proper Protective Methods (2022, Narrative review)
Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology (2022, Narrative review)
Understanding radiation exposure and improving safety for vascular surgery trainees (2022, Original research)
Get Protected! Recommendations for Staff in IR (2021, Narrative review)
Best practices for radiation safety in radiography departments: Review (2020, Narrative review)
SCAI Multi-Society Position Statement on Occupational Health Hazards (2020, Guideline or consensus statement)
Lightweight Lead Aprons: The Emperor's New Clothes in the Angiography Suite? (2019, Phantom or simulation study)
Technical Note: Assessment Of Scatter Originating From The X-Ray Tube Collimator Assembly Of Modern Angiography Systems (2019, Phantom or simulation study)
IAEA Radiation Protection and Safety in Medical Uses of Ionizing Radiation (2018, Regulation or standard)
ICRP Publication 139 - Occupational Radiological Protection in Interventional Procedures (Free) (2018, Guideline or consensus statement)
Occupational Radiological Protection in Interventional Procedures, ICRP PUBLICATION 139 (2018, Guideline or consensus statement)
Brain Tumors, Interventionists, and Radiation: How Real Is the Risk? (2016, Narrative review)
NCRP Commentary 26 - Guidance on Radiation Dose Limits for Lens of Eye (2016, Guideline or consensus statement)
Occupational Exposure of the Eye Lens in Interventional Procedures: How to Assess and Manage Radiation Dose (2016, Narrative review)
EU BSS Summary for Health Professionals (2015, Regulation or standard)
Radiation-Induced Noncancer Risks in Interventional Cardiology: Optimisation of Procedures and Staff and Patient Dose Reduction (2013, Narrative review)
A summary of recommendations for occupational radiation protection in interventional cardiology (2012, Guideline or consensus statement)
Cancer and non-cancer brain and eye effects of chronic low-dose ionizing radiation exposure (2012, Narrative review)
CRP Statement on Tissue Reactions / Early and Late Effects of Radiation in Normal Tissues and Organs, Threshold Doses for Tissue Reactions in a Radiation Protection Context (2012, Guideline or consensus statement)
Personal dosimetry for interventional operators: when and how should monitoring be done? (2011, Narrative review)
Radiation safety program for the cardiac catheterization laboratory (2011, Guideline or consensus statement)
SCAI Consensus Document on Occupational Radiation Exposure to the Pregnant Cardiologist and Technical Personnel (2011, Guideline or consensus statement)
ICRP Publication 117. Radiological Protection In Fluoroscopically Guided Procedures Performed Outside The Imaging Department (2010, Guideline or consensus statement)
Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Lab: Progress Report of the Multi-specialty Occupational Hazard Group (2010, Editorial or commentary)
SIR-CIRSE Joint Guideline on Occupational Radiation Protection (2010, Guideline or consensus statement)
Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Time for a Safer Environment (2009, Guideline or consensus statement)
AAPM Report 58 - Managing the Use of Fluoroscopy in Medical Institutions (1998, Guideline or consensus statement)
AORN Guideline - Radiation Safety (Guideline or consensus statement)
AST Standards for Ionizing Radiation Exposure (Guideline or consensus statement)
ICRP Draft - Radiological Protection in Fluoroscopically Guided Procedures (Guideline or consensus statement)
Japan - Ionizing Radiation Regulations (English) (Regulation or standard)

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[The Multicenter Radiation Dose Survey for Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmia: Actual Conditions and Technique-specific Comparison after the DRLs 2020 Revision] (2026, Retrospective cohort study)
A dosimetry innovation using hybrid pixel detectors in interventional theatres (2026, Dosimetry measurement study)
A Narrative Review of Cancer Risks in Medical Radiation Workers Across High- and Low-Dose Practice Eras: Implications for Radiation Protection (2026, Narrative review)
Best Practice and Recommendations for Pregnant Orthopedic Surgeons Part II: Early Career and Practice (2026, Narrative review)
Diagnostic Radiographers' Application of the Radiation Protection Principles of Justification, Optimisation and Dose Limits in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (2026, Cross-sectional survey)
Establishing updated diagnostic reference levels for interventional radiology: a national Italian survey incorporating procedure complexity indices - Part II: interventional neuroradiology (2026, Dosimetry measurement study)
From Representation to Reform: A Qualitative Study of Gender Equity in Interventional Cardiology (2026, Qualitative study)
Occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in a nuclear medicine department: myth and reality (2026, Narrative review)
Radiation dose reference levels for the most common image-guided interventional cardiac electrophysiology and pacing procedures: a French multicentre survey (2026, Cross-sectional survey)
Radiation protection knowledge and self-reported compliance with safety practices among radiology, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, and interventional/fluoroscopy professionals in Türkiye: A cross-sectional survey (2026, Cross-sectional survey)
Reference Levels for Diagnostic and Interventional X-ray Exposures in Germany: Development, Handling, and Perspective (2026, Narrative review)
Technical image quality assessment as a tool for clinical audit in interventional radiology: first results of a National MoH Project (2026, Phantom or simulation study)
Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising radiation in workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States (INWORKS): cohort study (2023, Retrospective cohort study)
National UK Survey of Radiation Doses During Endovascular Aortic Interventions (2023, Retrospective cohort study)
AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 12.a - Fluoroscopy Dose Management (2022, Guideline or consensus statement)
Role of Radiation Safety Officer in Patient Safety (2022, Narrative review)
Germany - Radiation Protection Act (English PDF) (2017, Regulation or standard)
Investigation Of Reference Levels And Radiation Dose Associated With Abdominal EVAR (Endovascular Aneurysm Repair) Procedures Across Several European Centres (2017, Retrospective cohort study)
Patient dose in interventional radiology: a multicentre study of the most frequent procedures in France (2017, Retrospective cohort study)
Accuracy And Calibration Of Integrated Radiation Output Indicators In Diagnostic Radiology: A Report Of The AAPM Imaging Physics Committee Task Group 190 (2015, Dosimetry measurement study)
Approaches to Enhancing Radiation Safety in Cardiovascular Imaging: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association (2014, Guideline or consensus statement)
Local diagnostic reference levels for angiographic and fluoroscopic procedures: Australian practice (2014, Retrospective cohort study)
Radiation Dose in Interventional Cardiology Procedures: Urgent Need for Monitoring Dose and Establishing Diagnostic Reference Levels (2013, Narrative review)
Establishment Of Scatter Factors For Use In Shielding Calculations And Risk Assessment For Computed Tomography Facilities (2012, Dosimetry measurement study)
Patient radiation doses in interventional cardiology in the U.S.: advisory data sets and possible initial values for U.S. reference levels (2012, Cross-sectional survey)
White Paper: Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging (2010, Regulation or standard)
Correlações técnicas e ocupacionais da radiologia intervencionista (2008, Narrative review)
ICRP Publication 103 - The 2007 Recommendations (2007, Guideline or consensus statement)
Beir VII: Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation (2006, Guideline or consensus statement)
Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation (2006, Guideline or consensus statement)
Canada - CNSC Radiation Protection Regulations (Full Text) (2000, Regulation or standard)
AAPM Report 25 - Radiation Safety Surveys (1988, Guideline or consensus statement)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1096 - Ionizing Radiation Standard (1971, Regulation or standard)
ASRT Practice Standards - Radiography (Guideline or consensus statement)
EU-OSHA - BSS Directive Overview (Regulation or standard)
IU Health Handbook of Fluoroscopy Safety (Guideline or consensus statement)

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