How does your cath lab handle radiation protection?

How does your cath lab handle radiation protection for physicians and staff? Minimally invasive interventional procedures lower costs and risks for patients. Ironically, physicians put themselves at greater risk and pay a personal high price in radiation exposure multiple times every day. ALL Fluoro-guided procedures produce scatter radiationSome interventional procedures result in significantly more scatter radiation than…

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How to Protect from Scatter Radiation during Vascular Surgery

ALL Fluoro-guided Procedures Produce Scatter Radiation Some interventional procedures result in significantly more scatter radiation than others. Differentiating factors include: complexity of procedure, total fluoro time, size of patient, and operator proximity to the primary beam/image intensifier. Minimally invasive interventional procedures lower costs and risks for patients. Ironically, physicians put themselves at greater risk and paya…

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