Medical uses of radiation have grown very rapidly over the past decade, and, as of 2007,
medical uses represent the largest source of exposure to the US population. Most …

In the past 30 y, the numbers and types of fluoroscopically-guided (FG) procedures have
increased dramatically. The objective of the present study is to provide estimated radiation …

PURPOSE: To determine patient radiation doses for interventional radiology and
neuroradiology procedures, to identify procedures associated with higher radiation doses …

When this paper was about to go to press, the International Commission on Radiological
Protection released a statement recommending a change in the threshold dose for the eye …

Staff are exposed to potentially high levels of radiation exposure during interventional
radiology procedures. Radiation protection shielding devices should be used to help …

In this study, measurements of dose–area product (DAP) and entrance dose were carried
out simultaneously in a sample of 162 adult patients who underwent different interventional …

Interventional fluoroscopy procedures are increasingly important in medical practice. As new
procedures are introduced and validated, they tend to replace the equivalent surgical …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: While the number of CTA examinations is continually
increasing compared with DSA examinations, there is little comparative dose information …

Studies of radiation doses received during X-ray procedures by radiology, cardiology and
other clinical staff have been reviewed. Data for effective dose (E), and doses to the eyes …

Historically, surgical management of cerebral aneurysms during pregnancy has been
controversial. Debate originally focused on early versus late intervention, before or after …