Guidance levels in the Nordic countries: a preliminary report for selected interventional procedures.
The Nordic radiation protection authorities have already published recommended guidance levels for patient doses for six conventional radiological examinations. Over the past two years a similar protocol has been in progress for three interventional procedures. Measurements have been performed in 22 different hospitals in the Nordic countries on patients in the weight range 40-100 kg. The selected procedures are percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and endoscopic retrograde cholangio- and pancreatio-graphy (ERCP). A total of 281 PTCA procedures, 304 PTA procedures and 147 ERCP procedures are included in the study. The results from this survey are presented as a first attempt to set guidance levels.
Widmark
A
A
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, PO Box 55, 1332 Østerås, Norway. anders.widmark@nrpa.no
Fosmark
H
H
Einarsson
G
G
Gundtoft
P
P
Hjardemaal
O
O
Leitz
W
W
Pukkila
O
O
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000592:standards*