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Achieving radiation reduction by adapting to technology advances
Author(s) -
Balter Stephen,
Moses Jeffrey W.
Publication year - 2021
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.29735
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation exposure , reduction (mathematics) , radiation protection , operator (biology) , randomized controlled trial , medical physics , radiation dose , radiology , surgery , nuclear medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , repressor , transcription factor , gene
Key Points This study demonstrates that the combination of image processing enhancements along with meticulous attention by operators to radiation hygiene can lead to significant and clinically meaningful reductions in radiation exposure. The results obtained from a single experienced chronic total occlusion (CTO) operator in two sequential time periods are a reasonable substitute for a randomized trial. Radiation exposure to patients and operators remains a significant hazard of CTO procedures. Avoiding excessive dosage removes a barrier to successful procedural completion.