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Comparative Study
. 2017 May-Jun;23(3):223-226.
doi: 10.5152/dir.2016.16196.

Radiation dose reduction: comparative assessment of publication volume between interventional and diagnostic radiology

Jan Hansmann  1 , Thomas Henzler, Ron C Gaba, John N Morelli
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Comparative Study

Radiation dose reduction: comparative assessment of publication volume between interventional and diagnostic radiology

Jan Hansmann et al. Diagn Interv Radiol. 2017 May-Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: We aimed to quantify and compare awareness regarding radiation dose reduction within the interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology communities.

Methods: Abstracts accepted to the annual meetings of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE), the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) between 2005 and 2015 were analyzed using the search terms "interventional/computed tomography" and "radiation dose/radiation dose reduction." A PubMed query using the above-mentioned search terms for the years of 2005-2015 was performed.

Results: Between 2005 and 2015, a total of 14 520 abstracts (mean, 660±297 abstracts) and 80 614 abstracts (mean, 3664±1025 abstracts) were presented at interventional and diagnostic radiology meetings, respectively. Significantly fewer abstracts related to radiation dose were presented at the interventional radiology meetings compared with the diagnostic radiology meetings (162 abstracts [1% of total] vs. 2706 [3% of total]; P < 0.001). On average 15±7 interventional radiology abstracts (range, 6-27) and 246±105 diagnostic radiology abstracts (range, 112-389) pertaining to radiation dose were presented at each meeting. The PubMed query revealed an average of 124±39 publications (range, 79-187) and 1205±307 publications (range, 829-1672) related to interventional and diagnostic radiology dose reduction per year, respectively (P < 0.001).

Conclusion: The observed increase in the number of abstracts regarding radiation dose reduction in the interventional radiology community over the past 10 years has not mirrored the increased volume seen within diagnostic radiology, suggesting that increased education and discussion about this topic may be warranted.

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Number of abstracts pertaining to radiation dose reduction submitted to the annual meeting of the SIR/CIRSE (IR meeting abstracts) and the RSNA/ECR (DR meeting abstracts) between 2005 and 2015.
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Number of abstracts published in the radiology literature pertaining to radiation dose reduction associated with diagnostic computed tomography (CT dose) and interventional procedures (IR dose) between 2005 and 2015 as retrieved from a PubMed query.
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Figure 3
Yearly percent change in diagnostic radiology (DR) and interventional radiology (IR) abstract publications in the literature and submissions to the annual meeting of the SIR/CIRSE (IR) and the RSNA/ECR (DR) compared with 2005 baseline.
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