Skin doses to patients undergoing coronary angiography in a Greek hospital.
In this study, the skin dose (SD) to patients undergoing coronary angiography (CA) were measured with thermoluminescence dosemeters (TLD) attached to various anatomical locations on the patient's skin during 93 CA procedures in a Greek hospital. The dose-area product (DAP) for every radiological projection was also measured for each procedure. The SD values were measured to be in the range 2.4-427.5 mGy, lower than the 2 Gy dose threshold for transient erythema. No general correlation was observed between the SD and the total DAP.
Delichas
Miltiadis G
MG
Medical Physics Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece. delh@teilar.gr
Psarrakos
Kyriakos
K
Giannoglou
Georgios
G
Molyvda-Athanasopoulou
Elisabeth
E
Hatziioannou
Konstantinos
K
Papanastassiou
Emmanouil
E
D002138:Calibration; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006115:Greece; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000379:methods*