title: EVALUATION OF EYE LENS DOSES OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS.
abstract: The effective dose of medical staff members, especially interventional radiologists and cardiologists, is classified as a relatively high level. We measured the dose for interventional cardiologists by using optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters (OSLDs). However, this quantity is not the same as Hp (3). In experiments, the dose at the eye-lens position of a phantom were measured using OSLDs and thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLDs). A conversion factor from dose measured by using TLDs to OSLDs was estimated from these results. In addition, the eye doses of interventional cardiologists in clinical situations were measured, and the effect of eyewear on the eye-lens dose was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors.forename: Sumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.affiliation: Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.affiliation: Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.affiliation: Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinomura
authors.affiliation: Nagase Landauer, LTD., Suwa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2686, Japan.
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000072096:Cardiologists; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000069079:Radiation Exposure