Sample content of kinesthetic educational training: Reducing scattered X-ray exposures to interventional physician operators of fluoroscopy.

Sample content of kinesthetic educational training: Reducing scattered X-ray exposures to interventional physician operators of fluoroscopy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Dec 30;: Authors: Pavlicek W, Sensakovic WF, Zhou Y, Paden RG, Panda A, Hines J, Naidu SG, Oklu R Abstract Content used by Medical Physicists for fluoroscopy safety training to staff is deliverable via several formats, that is, online content or a live audience slide presentations. Here, we share one example of a kinesthetic (live, hands-on simulation) educational program in use at our facility for some time (~10 years). In this example, the format and content specifically target methods of reducing physician operator exposures from scattered x rays. A kinesthetic format identifies and promotes the adoption of exposure-reducing behaviors. Key kinesthetic elements of this type of training include: physician hands-on measurements of radiation levels at locations specific to their standing positions (e.g., primary arterial access points) in the room using handheld exposure rate meters, measurement of exposure rate reduction to physicians provided by using personal protective equipment, that is, wearable aprons, hanging lead drapes, and pull-down shields. Physician choice of procedure-specific tableside selectable controls affecting exposure rate from optional fluoroscopy, Cine or digital subtraction angiography (DSA), along with comparative measured contribution to physi...
Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - Category: Physics Authors: Tags: J Appl Clin Med Phys Source Type: research