SCATTER AND STAFF DOSE LEVELS IN PAEDIATRIC INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY: A MULTICENTRE STUDY

Volume: 140, Issue: 1, Pages: 67 - 74
Published: Jun 1, 2010
Abstract
Interventional cardiology procedures usually imply high doses to the staff, as paediatric cardiologists need to stay closer to the patient than during adult procedures. Also, biplane systems are used that imply an additional source of staff doses. The objective of this paper is to measure scatter doses in four X-ray systems, using polymethyl methacrylate phantoms with thicknesses ranging from 4 to 16 cm to simulate paediatric patients, for the...
Paper Details
Title
SCATTER AND STAFF DOSE LEVELS IN PAEDIATRIC INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY: A MULTICENTRE STUDY
Published Date
Jun 1, 2010
Volume
140
Issue
1
Pages
67 - 74
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