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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on February 3, 2006
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/nci732
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Leuvens Special Issue Article

EQUIPMENT STANDARDS FOR INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

A. Dowling 1 *, A. Gallagher 1, C. Walsh 1, and J. Malone 1

1 Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Garden Hill House, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
A. Dowling, E-mail: adowling{at}stjames.ie


  Abstract

Interventional radiology has seen rapid growth in cardiology and represents an alternative to hazardous surgery. Recently there has been a substantial growth in the number of procedures being performed and interventional cardiology (IC) procedures are the most common interventional procedures in Europe. Advances in imaging technology have facilitated the development of increasingly complex radiological IC equipment. Currently, the technology is developing at a rate ahead of supporting research, equipment standards and a regulatory framework. International standards play a key role in the design, manufacture and performance of radiological IC equipment. A survey of 12 IC systems (15 imaging chains) was conducted in Irish hospitals. The aim of the study was to assess the imbalance between rapidly advancing technology and existing standards and to propose recommendations for new IC equipment standards. The results demonstrate the need for definitive equipment requirements and standardisation in the design, manufacture, acceptance and maintenance of IC equipment.


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