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Review
. 2017 Jul;12(3):101-106.

Reduction of Radiation Risk to Interventional Cardiologists and Patients during Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty

Mohsen Mohammadi  1 , Leili Danaee  2 , Effat Alizadeh  3
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Review

Reduction of Radiation Risk to Interventional Cardiologists and Patients during Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty

Mohsen Mohammadi et al. J Tehran Heart Cent. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

Radiation risk allied to invasive cardiology is relatively high, and protecting both patients and cardiologists is necessary. The aim of this review is to discuss how to better protect patients and cardiologists against radiation exposure. We performed a global search on PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus databases via keywords of "interventional cardiologist", "patient", "radiation", and "exposure" and then performed an overview of the main strategies for risk reduction among interventional cardiologists and exposed patients. The 1st line for protection is awareness of both radiation risk factors and exposure doses and how to manage and minimize exposure levels. In conclusion, radiation-attenuating techniques can effectively reduce occupational/treatment radiation exposure to both operators and patients in cardiology interventions.

Keywords: Cardiologists; Patients; Radiation exposure.

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