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Keep that radiation off of Me!
Author(s) -
Balter Stephen
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.26250
Subject(s) - medicine , electromagnetic shielding , operator (biology) , irradiation , radiation , key (lock) , medical physics , nuclear medicine , optics , computer security , computer science , electrical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , repressor , transcription factor , nuclear physics , gene , engineering
Key Points Radial access may increase operator irradiation if the operator is closer to the X‐ray beam. Using appropriate radiation shielding reduces occupational and eye doses without increasing patient irradiation. Reusable shielding can substantially reduce the costs of averting a cancer or cataract relative to the cost of disposables.