title: [Some concerns about ionizing radiation for diagnostic studies].
abstract: Imaging has been a wonderful addition to diagnosing cardiac and other non-cardiac problems. However, there has been a huge increase in the number of procedures related to the use of ionizing radiation in the United States over the last several years. In 2010 clinical cardiologists use all available imaging modalities to optimally manage patients with cardiovascular disease. This article will focus only on imaging requiring ionizing radiation. The purpose of this report is to highlight the amount of radiation exposure used to investigate cardiac and non-cardiac disease states and to call attention to the potential short and long term effects of ionizing radiation on your patients.
authors.affiliation: MACC Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Crichard
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Conti
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing