title: First results of an eye lens dosimetry survey in an interventional cardiology department.
abstract: The eye lens annual dose limit for exposed personnel to ionizing radiation has recently been revised by the ICRP--International Commission on Radiological Protection and the proposed new limit has been accepted by European legislation through the Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM 2013. Among medical exposed personnel, the staff performing interventional cardiology are usually affected by relevant doses. For this reason a survey, employing dosemeters characterized in terms of H(p)(3), was performed in order to get the order of magnitude of the doses received by the eye lens, at least as a first guess.The survey showed that the annual dose limit can easily be reached if a proper radiation protection approach is not implemented.
authors.affiliation: ENEA Istituto di Radioprotezione-IRP Radiation Protection Institute, 16, via dei Colli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mariotti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campani
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Castelluccio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pierotti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pettinato
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Golfieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marzocchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Palma
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007558:Italy; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation*