Operator Radiation and the Efficacy of Ceiling-Suspended Lead Screen Shielding during Coronary Angiography: An Anthropomorphic Phantom Study Using Real-Time Dosimeters
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DOI: 10.1038/srep42077
Abstract: Operator radiation and the radiation protection efficacy of a ceiling-suspended lead screen were assessed during coronary angiography (CA) in a catheterization laboratory. An anthropomorphic phantom was placed under the X-ray beam to simulate patient attenuation… read more here.
Keywords: suspended lead; ceiling suspended; lead screen; radiation ... See more keywords
An X-ray lead screen may be used to reduce an interventional radiologist’s radiation exposure during CT-guided procedures
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DOI: 10.5114/pjr.2022.121450
Abstract: Purpose The exposure of both patient and operator to radiation is one of the limitations of computed tomography (CT)-guided interventions, and it should be kept as low as reasonably possible. The purpose of the study… read more here.
Keywords: radiation exposure; lead screen; guided procedures; radiation ... See more keywords