title: Reduction of occupational radiation dose in staff at the cardiac catheterisation laboratory by protective material placed on the patient.
abstract: Reducing occupational radiation dose in cardiac catheterisation laboratories is one of the objectives of the radiation protection system because the procedures performed involve high levels of radiation compared with others in health care. Recommendations on protection methods used are referred to different structural types and personal protection tools. In this work, the effectiveness of a shielding drape above the patient in different geometric shapes for a standard procedure in interventional cardiology was evaluated. Values of personal dose equivalent Hp(10) obtained simultaneously with three active electronic semiconductor dosemeters located at the usual position of staff and at the C-arm have been used to show the usefulness of the shielding drape.
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Spain Sensory Systems Research Group, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain jmordiales@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ordiales
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hemodynamics and Interventionist Cardiology Section, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nogales
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Casanueva
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vano
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.affiliation: Sensory Systems Research Group, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain Departament of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hemodynamics and Interventionist Cardiology Section, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hemodynamics and Interventionist Cardiology Section, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: López-Mínguez
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008503:Medical Staff; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011481:Protective Clothing; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012666:Semiconductors; D014965:X-Rays