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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on March 16, 2008
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2008 129(1-3):74-76; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncn020
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Analysis of the frequency of interventional cardiology in various European countries

K. Faulkner1,* and A. Werduch2

1 Quality Assurance Reference Centre, Unit 9, Kingfisher Way, Silverlink Business Park, Wallsend NE28 9ND, UK
2 Department of Nuclear Physics and Radiological Safety, University of Lodz, Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Lodz, Poland

* Corresponding author: keith.faulkner{at}nhs.net

The contribution of interventional cardiology procedures to the population dose in Europe is poorly known. The estimation of the population dose from these procedures requires knowledge of both the typical dose received by patients and an estimate of the number of procedures undertaken annually. Data on the number of cardiology procedures in various European countries are available on the internet for a number of countries. However, this data set is incomplete or out of date. This paper describes the statistical analysis undertaken to estimate the number of interventional cardiology procedures in a number of European countries for 2007. Estimates of the number of procedures are given. On average, the number of cardiac catheterisations per million population is 5346, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is 1599 and 1214 stent procedures. In addition, there are an estimated 973 pacemaker insertions per million population.


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