Journal article
Radiation dose in interventional cardiology procedures: urgent need for monitoring dose and establishing diagnostic reference levels.
Abstract
The use of fluoroscopy in interventional cardiology procedures may expose patients to levels of radiation that manifest in unintended outcomes. Such outcomes may include skin injury and cancer. Currently, there is limited understanding of the magnitude of dose administered in an individual procedure. Canada does not have a formal policy for monitoring and recording the radiation dose administered to patients. This article reviews existing …
Authors
Mercuri M; Moran GR; Gauthier L; Sheth T; Velianou JL; Natarajan MK
Journal
Healthcare Quarterly Toronto Ont, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 76–83
Publication Date
August 1, 2008
ISSN
1710-2774