Effect of protective devices in the radiation dose received by the brain of interventional cardiologists.

CONCLUSIONS: The dose to the brain can be reduced by using appropriate radiation protection devices. This study has shown that lead caps are less protective than previously described and that the best protection is given by ceiling suspended screens, which are widely available in interventional theatres.
PMID: 29039310 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: EuroIntervention - October 20, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: EuroIntervention Source Type: research