title: Radiation doses in paediatric interventional cardiology procedures.
abstract: The objective was to investigate paediatric doses in coronary angiography (CA) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in the largest cardiac hospital in Greece. Forty procedures were carried out by two board-certified senior interventional cardiologists. Data collected were: patient weight, height, age, fluoroscopy time (FT), total number of images (N) and kerma-area product (KAP). Median (range) age was 7.5 y (17 d to 17 y). Median FT, N and KAP were 4 min, 655, 2.1 Gy cm2 for CA and 12.1 min, 1296, 14.7 Gy cm2 for PTCA (corresponding adult diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are: 6.5 min, 700, 45 Gy cm2 for CA and 15.5 min, 1000 and 85 Gy cm2 for PTCA). The highest percentage of cine dose was in newborns (0-1 y) (CA: 92% and PTCA: 100%). As age increased, cine dose percentage decreased, whereas total radiation dose increased. Median paediatric FT and N recorded reached or even exceeded adult DRL and should be optimised. Paediatric DRL should be set.
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Konstantopoulio Hospital, and Medical School, University of Athens, 1 Ifaistou Street, 14569 Anixi, Athens, Greece. virginia@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tsapaki
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kottou
authors.forename: Sarantis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Korniotis
authors.forename: Niki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikolaki
authors.forename: Spyridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rammos
authors.forename: Sotiria C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Apostolopoulou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*