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Interventional cardiologists: Beware and be aware: An updated report of radiation‐induced cutaneous cancers
Author(s) -
Eagan John T.,
Jones Carolynn T.,
Roubin Gary S.
Publication year - 2018
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.27258
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation exposure , ionizing radiation , radiation protection , radiation therapy , interventional cardiology , radiation oncology , medical physics , cancer , radiology , nuclear medicine , surgery , irradiation , physics , nuclear physics
We describe 5 years of follow‐up of a previously reported case of disabling ionizing radiation (IR)‐related cutaneous cancer in a high‐volume interventional cardiologist. This case illustrates the cycle of exposure, disease, remission, and re‐exposure that demonstrates the cause‐and‐effect relationship between radiation exposure and cutaneous cancer. Prior cautions for working in environments with radiation exposure emphasized strict adherence to the ALARA principle and called for improved radiation protection equipment. New studies stress that radiation exposure should be as near to zero as possible and place a call for research and technologies that mitigate the use of IR for all interventionists.