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18420567

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-29
pubmed:abstractText
This study has gathered data across Ireland to determine the range of radiation doses received during interventional cardiology (IC) investigations. Radiation doses for three common types of IC examinations where investigated: coronary angiography (CA), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and pacemaker insertions (PPI). A total of 22 cardiac imaging suites participated in the study. Radiation dose was monitored for 1804 adult patients using dose area product (DAP) meters. Individual patient DAP values ranged from 136-23,101 cGy cm2, 475-41,038 cGy cm2 and 45-17,192 cGy cm2 for CA, PCI and PPI respectively, with third quartile values of 4654 cGy cm2, 10,650 cGy cm2 and 1686 cGy cm2. The importance of optimising radiation dose, while not compromising diagnostic efficacy is clear. Although setting reference levels for these complex procedures has some difficulties, it is important that some guideline values are available as a benchmark to guide the operators during these potentially high dose procedures. The third quartile values as described by this paper may offer such guidance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0144-8420
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
129
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Proposed preliminary diagnostic reference levels for three common interventional cardiology procedures in Ireland.
pubmed:affiliation
Diagnostic Imaging, Health Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, UK. catherine.dhelft@ucd.ie
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't