Skip Navigation



Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on August 3, 2004
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/nch394
Copyright © 2004 Oxford University Press.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow All Versions of this Article:
112/2/245    most recent
nch394v1
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Tsapaki, V.
Right arrow Articles by Cokkinos, D. V.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Tsapaki, V.
Right arrow Articles by Cokkinos, D. V.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Received April 21, 2004
Revised May 28, 2004
Accepted July 11, 2004

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PAPER

RADIATION DOSE MEASUREMENTS TO THE INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST USING AN ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DOSEMETER

V. Tsapaki 1, S. Kottou 2*, S. Patsilinakos 3, V. Voudris 3, D. V. Cokkinos 3

1 Medical Physics Department, Konstantopoulio Agia Olga Hospital, Athens, Greece
2 Medical Physics Department, Medical School, Athens University, Athens, Greece
3 1st Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: skottou{at}med.uoa.gr.


  Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the use of an electronic personal dosemeter (EPD) worn by a senior cardiologist in an Interventional Cardiology (IC) Laboratory of a busy cardiac centre and how the results could help in the evaluation of radiation protection equipment used. Patient samples consist of 28 patients (10 coronary angiographies (CAs) and 18 percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasties (PTCAs)). Patient dose was measured with a dose-area product (DAP) meter. Cardiologist radiation dose value written on the EPD as well as the protective equipment used was collected. Between patient and cardiologist dose, a significant correlation was found in CA and a moderate correlation in PTCA. Mean cardiologist effective dose E per procedure was found to be 0.2 µSv in CA and 0.3 µSv in PTCA. EPD proved to be an easy, direct and straightforward way to measure the radiation dose that the cardiologist receives in an IC laboratory.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Radiat Prot DosimetryHome page
I. Prlic, M. Suric Mihic, and Z. Vucic
ACTIVE ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DOSEMETER IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Radiat Prot Dosimetry, December 5, 2008; (2008) ncn294v1.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Br. J. Radiol.Home page
T Siiskonen, M Tapiovaara, A Kosunen, M Lehtinen, and E Vartiainen
Monte Carlo simulations of occupational radiation doses in interventional radiology
Br. J. Radiol., June 1, 2007; 80(954): 460 - 468.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Eur Heart JHome page
O. Dragusin, R. Weerasooriya, P. Jais, M. Hocini, J. Ector, Y. Takahashi, M. Haissaguerre, H. Bosmans, and H. Heidbuchel
Evaluation of a radiation protection cabin for invasive electrophysiological procedures
Eur. Heart J., January 2, 2007; 28(2): 183 - 189.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.