title: [Radiation protection of patients in interventional radiology].
abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide radiologists with key elements of radiation protection for interventional radiology patients. The following points will be discussed: standards of the fluoroscopy units, dedicated dosimetry, risks (especially cutaneous) and means to reduce them, optimization of interventional radiology dose protocols, and national and international regulations. Appropriateness criteria in interventional radiology are national guidelines that should be implemented.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Imagerie, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 Rue Camille Desmoulins, 94800 Villejuif, France. alain.roche@igr.fr
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authors.lastname: Roche
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000528:radiation effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards