A study of the underestimation of eye lens dose with current eye dosemeters for interventional clinicians wearing lead glasses

In this study, we evaluated the impact of the position of H p (3) dosemeters on the estimated eye lens dose when lead glasses are used in interventional settings. Using the Monte Carlo method (MCNPX), an interventional cardiology setup was simulated for two models of lead glasses, five beam projections and two patient access routes. H p (3) dosemeters were placed at several positions on the operator and the obtained dose was compared to the dose to the sensitive part of the eye lens ( H lens ). Furthermore, to reproduce an experimental setup, a reference dosemeter, H p
Source: Journal of Radiological Protection - Category: Physics Authors: Source Type: research