Radiation Protection

Original Contribution

Radiation Exposure and Contrast Agent Reduction During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: An Ongoing Experience

10/28/2016

Davide Maccagni, RT^1,2; Cosmo Godino, MD¹; Azeem Latib, MD^1,3; Morena Mancin, RT¹; Alaide Chieffo, MD¹; Alberto Margonato, MD¹; Antonio Colombo, MD^1,3

Davide Maccagni, RT1,2; Cosmo Godino...

This study determines the patient radiation exposure and contrast agent variation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures resulting from technological improvements.

This study determines the...

10/28/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Our Visible and Invisible Friends and Foes

10/28/2016

Prakash Balan, MD, JD and H. Vernon Anderson, MD

Prakash Balan, MD, JD and H. Vernon A...

The authors offer a commentary on this month's article by Maccagni et al, who describe their experience with contrast use and radiation exposure in transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures over certain time intervals.

The authors offer a commentary...

10/28/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of a Disposable Sterile Radiation Shield on Operator Radiation Exposure During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusions

06/29/2015

Deborah Shorrock^1,2; Georgios Christopoulos, MD¹; Jedrek Wosik, MD¹; Anna Kotsia, MD¹; Bavana Rangan, BDS, MPH¹; Shuaib Abdullah, MD¹; Daisha Cipher, MD¹; Subhash Banerjee, MD¹; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD¹

Deborah Shorrock1,2; Georgios Christ...

Daily radiation exposure in the cath lab over many years can adversely impact the health of medical professionals. This study recorded operator radiation exposure at a single institution and compared exposure of operators using the Radpad...

Daily radiation exposure in the...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Cath Lab Management

The Importance of Radiation Safety for Healthcare Workers as Well as Patients

01/06/2012

Jane Kiah, RN, Director of Invasive Services, Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida; Program Director, Innovations in Cardiac and Vascular Care: Advanced Interventions for Nurses and Technologists, The International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET)

Dick Stueve, RT, radiation safety consultant to Philips Healthcare, providing on-site radiation safety courses for physicians, nurses and technologists performing fluoroscopically guided vascular interventions.

Jane Kiah, RN, Director of Invasive S...

Marie Curie died due to excess exposure to her discovery, radium. Thomas Edison invented the fluoroscope, but stopped his work in this area when his assistant died of an x-ray overdose. Many years later, we have a better understanding of the...

Marie Curie died due to excess...

01/06/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Do You Know Your Radiation Dose During Your Cath?

06/01/2011

Morton Kern, MD, Clinical Editor, Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief Cardiology University of California Irvine, Orange, California mortonkern2007@gmail.com

Morton Kern, MD, Clinical Editor, Pro...

I recently learned that I could see my real-time x-ray dose while doing a case. My x-ray system (Philips, Bothell, Wash.) has a display (see Figures) on the left side of the monitors that shows my table height, source-to-image distance (SID),...

I recently learned that I could...

06/01/2011

Cath Lab Digest

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