The Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions present a practical approach to assist cardiac catheterization laboratories in establishing a radiation safety program. The importance of this program is emphasized by the appropriate concerns for the increasing use of ionizing radiation in medical imaging, and its potential adverse effects. An overview of the assessment of radiation d...

1 Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK 2 Stirling University, UK 3 International Atomic Energy Agency 4 Saskatchewan Research Council, Canada 5 Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Norway 6 Oregon State University, USA 7 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia 8 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada 9 Belgian Nuclear Research Centre 10 Chernobyl Centre for Nu...

Received March 12, 2012. Accepted March 15, 2012. Correspondence to: Sang Wook Shin, MD Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Bumeu-ri, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, Korea Tel: +82-55-360-2752, Fax: +82-55-360-2149, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Comme...

Many modern diagnostic and surgical procedures rely heavily on the use of ionizing radiation. These procedures include computed tomography, nuclear medicine procedures, interventional radiology, and cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures. Recent trends toward increased patient visits and patients with multiple challenging comorbidities have meant that anesthesia providers are ...