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Radiation protection practices in diagnostic and interventional cardiology: Position paper from Portuguese Association of Interventional Cardiology
…lab teams, noting persistent gaps in eye protection and dosimeter use.
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Radiation dose to the operator during fluoroscopically guided spine procedures
Limits: Small retrospective single-series study of 57 procedures using one electronic dosimeter; dosimeter position, shielding use, operator specialty and country are not reported in the abstract.
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Evaluation of a radiation protection cabin for invasive electrophysiological procedures
With sensitive electronic dosimeters, dose inside the cabin was at the sensitivity threshold/background level. (1.3+/-0.6 microSv)
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Best practices for radiation safety in radiography departments: Review
…and interventional radiology suites. It stresses correct dosimeter use, attention to pregnancy, protective measures and ongoing safety training, but presents no new data.
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Operator Pelvic Radiation Exposure During Percutaneous Coronary Procedures
In one interventional cardiologist's coronary procedures, dosimeter readings at the pelvis were about seven times higher than at the chest, regardless of radial or femoral access. This is a dose…
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Eye lens dose correlations with personal dose equivalent and patient exposure in paediatric interventional cardiology performed with a fluoroscopic biplane system
…4-5 mSv per year and tracked closely with the over-apron dosimeter (about 0.38 of it), when the ceiling shield was rarely used.
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Do anesthesia staff need their own radiation protection?
…was 49.4% for lead glasses and 45.5% for personal dosimeters.
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Radiation Safety and Protection - StatPearls
…and training. It reports low use of leaded glasses and dosimeters, but presents no new data.
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Assessment of Operating Room Staff Compliance with Radiation Safety Measures in Morocco: A Cross-sectional Study
…hospitals using fluoroscopy, only 16% reported wearing a dosimeter and 6% reported using both an apron and thyroid shield. Knowledge of basic radiation protection principles was low.
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Clinician Assessment: Radiation & Ergonomic Safety for Fluoroscopy Caregivers
…location (country plus US state), weekly lab hours, dosimeter compliance, monthly exposure reports, proximity to the X-ray beam, radiation-protection equipment and shielding, musculoskeletal pain…
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Insights into Testicular Radiation Exposure in the Orthopedic Surgeon
…phantom simulation of a hand/forearm procedure with one dosimeter and only four trials; many readings were below the dosimeter's detection limit, limiting comparisons between apron designs, and no…
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ICRP Publication 139 - Occupational Radiological Protection in Interventional Procedures (Free)
…and testing, training, and audits of unusually high or low dosimeter readings.
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Invasive Cardiologists Are Exposed to Greater Left Sided Cranial Radiation: The BRAIN Study (Brain Radiation Exposure and Attenuation During Invasive Cardiology Procedures
Among 11 interventional cardiologists and fellows, dosimeters showed higher radiation on the left and center of the head than the right. A nonlead cap lowered measured dose to near background, though…
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How does New York regulate fluoroscopy?
…the method or the measurements. Section 16.11 requires a dosimeter for anyone operating fluoroscopy equipment. New York City adds its own rules under Health Code Article 175, including yearly…
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Dosimetry and monitoring: research summaries
How radiation dose to staff is measured, where badges are worn and what the readings show.
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Radioprotective lightweight caps in the interventional cardiology setting: a randomised controlled trial (PROTECT)
…12% with fabric caps, with similar comfort. This is a dosimeter result, not a measure of brain health outcomes.
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A Study of Radiation Exposure and the Effects of Real-time Dosimetry System on Staff Safety in Neurointerventional Procedures
…neurointerventional center, introducing real-time personal dosimeters was followed by a 79% drop in interventional neuroradiologists' recorded dose and better reported protective habits among the…
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Comparison of operator radiation exposure with optimized radiation protection devices during coronary angiograms and ad hoc percutaneous coronary interventions by radial and femoral routes
…glass, radial access was associated with higher operator dosimeter readings, higher patient dose and longer fluoroscopy times than femoral access.
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Cardiology fellows-in-training are exposed to relatively high levels of radiation in the cath lab compared with staff interventional cardiologists, insights from the RECAP trial
…centre, cardiology fellows had 34% higher chest-level dosimeter exposure per unit of patient dose than staff interventional cardiologists, although staff received more absolute dose because they…
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How consistently do anesthesia providers use radiation protection during fluoroscopy?
…43.8% for protective shields and 45.5% for personal dosimeters. A 2025 meta-analysis of 23 cath lab studies concluded that dedicated shielding and attention to all personnel, including staff at the…
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