Surgeon radiation dose during complex endovascular procedures

Measurement of the dose of radiation to the surgeon during surgery to the foot and ankle.

We carried out a prospective study over a period of 12 months to measure the exposure to radiation of the hands of a dedicated foot and ankle surgeon. A thermoluminescent dosimeter ring (TLD) was used to measure the cumulative dose of radiation. Fluoroscopy was used in operations on the foot and ankle. The total screening time was 3028 s, with a mean time per procedure of 37.4 s (0.6 to 197). T...

Radiation exposure to the primary operator during endovascular surgical neuroradiology procedures.

Endovascular surgical neuroradiologists can receive a substantial amount of occupational radiation exposure. We evaluated the amount of radiation exposure that results from the practice of performing hand injections during digital subtraction angiography (DSA). The primary operator can significantly decrease the radiation dose by leaving the room for DSA procedures. However, the total radiation...

Maximizing surgeon safety during excimer laser photorefractive procedures.

T HIS YEAR, IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT MORE than 1 million excimer laser procedures will be performed in the United States alone. A number of viral pathogens have been identified in tears and the ocular surface.1 This raises the possibility that viral particles2,3 or subcomponents4,5 may become part of the airborne contaminants of the laser that are ejected into the air at supersonic speed duri...

Factors Influencing Radiation Use During Fluoroscopic Procedures

Assessment of Patient Radiation Dose in Interventional Procedures at Shahid Madani Heart Center in Khorramabad, Iran

Introduction: Coronary angiography is the most common angiographic procedure for diagnosis and treatment of the heart diseases. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the entrance surface dose (ESD), dose area product (DAP), as well as cancer risk in interventional cardiology procedures. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted during July-December 2015 at Shahid Madani Heart Center in Khorramabad...