Impact of collimation on radiation exposure during interventional electrophysiology
Author(s) -
Tomos E. Walters,
Peter M. Kistler,
Joseph B. Morton,
Paul Sparks,
K. Halloran,
Jonathan M. Kalman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eus095
Subject(s) - fluoroscopy , medicine , collimated light , radiation protection , dose area product , ablation , medical physics , radiation exposure , cardiac ablation , cardiac electrophysiology , nuclear medicine , radiology , electrophysiology , catheter ablation , optics , laser , physics
Fluoroscopy remains a cornerstone imaging technique in contemporary electrophysiology practice. We evaluated the impact of collimation to the 'minimal required field size' on clinically significant parameters of radiation exposure.
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