Practical Radiation Protection for Interventional Radiologist Introduction Some interventional radiologists declare that“I am ex-posed to radiation at my own risk” and don’t care about high dose radiation exposure Interventional radiologists in leadership positions must ensure that radiation protection is strictly enforced for the young doctors under their supervi-sion
Occupational Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology . . . Occupational radiation protection measures are necessary for all individu-als who work in the interventional flu-oroscopy suite This includes not only technologists and nurses, who spend a substantial amount of time in a radia-tion environment, but also individuals such as anesthesiologists who may be in a radiation environment only occasion-ally
PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF RADIATION PROTECTION IN INTERVENTIONAL . . . Given the need to avoid radiation injuries and in many centres the pressure of the interventional radiology workload, it is important to establish appropriate referral criteria for interventional radiology
Advancing patient safety in interventional radiology . . . Despite this, the median values for many procedures remain below dose levels associated with increased risk for radiation injury, which underscores the effectiveness of current radiation safety practices in interven-tional radiology
Radiological Protection of Patients in Diagnostic and . . . — Radiological interventional procedures, which are increasingly being used to replace surgery, can lead to very high radiation doses, both to patients and to medical staff, in some cases exceeding thresholds for deterministic effects — The use of helical computed tomography (CT) has improved the diagnostic quality of CT examinations, and the procedures are faster and more flexible than
Radiation Safety Culture in Interventional Radiology Example of local project (interventional radiology) Initial self-assessment of culture in interventional cardiology department Medical Physics ‘facilitator’ to work in department 1 day a week for a period of up to 6 months as part of team Build relationships Improve knowledge Repeat of initial culture assessment
RADIATION MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS AFTER NEUROINTERVENTIONAL . . . In addition, guidelines are discussed how to deal with patients who were exposed to a potentially dangerous radiation skin dose during medically justified interventional procedures Hayakawa, M , et al (2010) Direct measurement of patient's entrance skin dose during neurointerventional procedure to avoid further radiation-induced skin injuries
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