Radiation dose to voluntary kidney donors during renal angiography procedures.
The radiation dose to voluntary kidney donors undergoing renal angiography performed using digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was estimated. The effective dose was calculated from values of dose-area product measured using a Diamentor dose-area product meter. The duration of the fluoroscopic screening and the number of image acquisitions during each examination varied depending upon the number of arteries supplying the kidneys and other parameters. The effective dose varied from 2.3 mSv to 30.5 mSv. The clinical aspects involved during the study were also taken into consideration in the analysis of the data.
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Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India.
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Raj
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D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014019:Tissue Donors