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Radiation safety
Author(s) -
Chambers Charles E.,
Miller Donald L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25976
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation protection , medical physics , radiation exposure , patient safety , radiation dose , operator (biology) , radiation oncology , radiation , risk analysis (engineering) , key (lock) , point (geometry) , nuclear medicine , radiology , radiation therapy , computer security , health care , optics , biochemistry , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , repressor , computer science , transcription factor , economics , gene , economic growth , physics
Key Points Best practices should be followed in the catheterization laboratory for Radiation safety, and when they are, this benefits patients, staff, and operator. Point radiation measurements do not accurately reflect either patient or staff radiation risk. Operators should: (a) know their own dose, (b) utilize all standard dose reduction methods, (c) realize the ethical issues inherent in personal protection at the expense of the patient.