TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of the radiation dose in a cardiac IVR X-ray system
AU - Inaba, Youhei
AU - Chida, Koichi
AU - Shirotori, Kazutoshi
AU - Shimura, Hirotaka
AU - Yanagawa, Isao
AU - Zuguchi, Masayuki
AU - Takahashi, Shoki
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported, in part, by a Grant-in-Aid from ‘The Saito Gratitude Foundation’.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - In this study, the entrance surface dose rates received by a phantom during cineangiography and fluoroscopy were compared. The X-ray conditions used in the measurements were those normally used in facilities performing percutaneous coronary intervention. Although, today, the entrance surface doses (cineangiography and fluoroscopy) of X-ray equipment used for cardiac interventional radiology (IVR) tends to be lower than they were previously, some equipment produces a high radiation dose. Therefore, the X-ray equipment used for cardiac IVR procedures must be maintained in good repair and must be carefully calibrated. In addition, periodic measurement of the radiation dose from the X-ray equipment used for both cineangiography and fluoroscopy for cardiac IVR is necessary. If the radiation dose of the X-ray system in use is too high, the IVR staff should determine the reason and make an effort to reduce it. Hence, the IVR staff must be adequately trained in radiation protection.
AB - In this study, the entrance surface dose rates received by a phantom during cineangiography and fluoroscopy were compared. The X-ray conditions used in the measurements were those normally used in facilities performing percutaneous coronary intervention. Although, today, the entrance surface doses (cineangiography and fluoroscopy) of X-ray equipment used for cardiac interventional radiology (IVR) tends to be lower than they were previously, some equipment produces a high radiation dose. Therefore, the X-ray equipment used for cardiac IVR procedures must be maintained in good repair and must be carefully calibrated. In addition, periodic measurement of the radiation dose from the X-ray equipment used for both cineangiography and fluoroscopy for cardiac IVR is necessary. If the radiation dose of the X-ray system in use is too high, the IVR staff should determine the reason and make an effort to reduce it. Hence, the IVR staff must be adequately trained in radiation protection.
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U2 - 10.1093/rpd/ncq287
DO - 10.1093/rpd/ncq287
M3 - Article
C2 - 21081517
AN - SCOPUS:78651437050
SN - 0144-8420
VL - 143
SP - 74
EP - 80
JO - Radiation Protection Dosimetry
JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry
IS - 1
M1 - ncq287
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