Workplace Monitoring During Interventional Cardiology Procedures

Interventional cardiologists are at greater risk from radiation exposure as a result of the procedures they undertake than most other medical specialists. A study was performed to evaluate operator dose during interventional cardiology procedures and to establish methods of operator dose reduction with a radiation protective device. Different procedure technique and use of protective tools can explain big difference in the annual equivalent dose received by the professionals. Strategies to prevent and monitor radiation exposure, advanced protective shielding and effective radiation monitoring methods should be applied.

Authors:

• N. Todorovic
• I. Bikit
• J. Nikolov
• S. Forkapic
• D. Mrdja
• S. Todorovic

Keywords:

• absorbed dose rate measurements
• annualequivalent dose
• protective device.

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