title: Radiation safety in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: basic principles.
abstract: The possibility of injury from X-rays is only one of the risks of working in a cardiac catheterization laboratory. This article introduces information that should help understand the physics and radiobiology associated with radiation protection.
authors.affiliation: New York Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balter
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013269:Stochastic Processes