title: Radiation exposure in vascular angiographic procedures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate dose reduction in vascular angiographic procedures by using fluoroscopy capture instead of digital subtraction angiography frames for documentation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 764 consecutive vascular interventional procedures performed over a period of 1 year were retrospectively analyzed with respect to the fluoroscopy time and the resulting dose-area product (DAP), the DAP of the radiographic frames, and the overall DAP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 70% of the total DAP was a result of the acquisition of radiographic frames, leaving only 30% being applied by fluoroscopy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fluoroscopy capture should be used for documentation whenever possible. A registry of radiation exposure should not only comprise a sufficiently large number of interventions but also different intervention types to allow the development of interventional reference levels.
authors: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
authors: Michael Bernhard
authors: MB
authors: Pitton
authors: Roman
authors: R
authors: Kloeckner
authors: Jens
authors: J
authors: Schneider
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Ruckes
authors: Anton
authors: A
authors: Bersch
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Düber
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011835:Radiation Protection; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors