Status of radiation protection in various interventional cardiology procedures in the Asia Pacific region

Objective

Increasing use of interventional procedures in cardiology with unknown levels of radiation protection in many countries of Asia-Pacific region necessitates the need for status assessment. The study was part of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) project for achieving improved radiation protection in interventional cardiology (IC) in developing countries.

Design

The survey covers 18 cardiac catheterisation...