title: EYE LENS EXPOSURE TO MEDICAL STAFF PERFORMING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROCEDURES: DOSE ASSESSMENT AND CORRELATION TO PATIENT DOSE.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the patient exposure and staff eye dose levels during implantation procedures for all types of pacemaker therapy devices performed under fluoroscopic guidance and to investigate potential correlation between patients and staff dose levels. The mean eye dose during pacemaker/defibrillator implementation was 12 µSv for the first operator, 8.7 µSv for the second operator/nurse and 0.50 µSv for radiographer. Corresponding values for cardiac resynchronisation therapy procedures were 30, 26 and 2.0 µSv, respectively. Significant (p < 0.01) correlation between the eye dose and the kerma-area product was found for the first operator and radiographers, but not for other staff categories. The study revealed eye dose per procedure and eye dose normalised to patient dose indices for different staff categories and provided an input for radiation protection in electrophysiology procedures.
authors.affiliation: Vinca Institute of Nuclear Science, Radiation and Environmental Protection Department, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, Belgrade 11001, Serbia ociraj@vinca.rs.|School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Olivera
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ciraj-Bjelac
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.|Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Vojislav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Antic
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Jovana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Selakovic
authors.affiliation: Vinca Institute of Nuclear Science, Radiation and Environmental Protection Department, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, Belgrade 11001, Serbia.|School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Predrag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bozovic
authors.affiliation: Vinca Institute of Nuclear Science, Radiation and Environmental Protection Department, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, Belgrade 11001, Serbia.|School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Danijela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arandjic
authors.affiliation: Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.|School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Sinisa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pavlovic
mesh_terms: D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment