title: Comparison of the radiation dose in a cardiac IVR X-ray system.
abstract: In this study, the entrance surface dose rates received by a phantom during cineangiography and fluoroscopy were compared. The X-ray conditions used in the measurements were those normally used in facilities performing percutaneous coronary intervention. Although, today, the entrance surface doses (cineangiography and fluoroscopy) of X-ray equipment used for cardiac interventional radiology (IVR) tends to be lower than they were previously, some equipment produces a high radiation dose. Therefore, the X-ray equipment used for cardiac IVR procedures must be maintained in good repair and must be carefully calibrated. In addition, periodic measurement of the radiation dose from the X-ray equipment used for both cineangiography and fluoroscopy for cardiac IVR is necessary. If the radiation dose of the X-ray system in use is too high, the IVR staff should determine the reason and make an effort to reduce it. Hence, the IVR staff must be adequately trained in radiation protection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
authors.forename: Youhei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chida
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirotori
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimura
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuguchi
authors.forename: Shoki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002932:Cineangiography; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014965:X-Rays