Eye Lens Exposure to Radiation in Interventional Suites: Caution Is Warranted

To report estimated radiation doses to the eye lens of the interventionalist from procedures performed with and without use of radiation protection measures.Scattered radiation doses for seven interventional radiology fluoroscopic systems were measured by using phantoms simulating patients 16-28 cm in thickness undergoing low-, medium-, and high-mode fluoroscopy, cine cardiac imaging, and digital subtraction angiography (DSA). The radiation...