Statistical analysis of measured operators’ finger doses in interventional radiology

This work suggests a classification of interventional radiology and cardiology procedures based on statistical analysis of operators’ finger doses measured in routine clinical conditions. In total, 346 finger doses were measured and the observed mean finger dose per class of procedure ranged from 0.03 mSv to 1.56 mSv for Cerebral, and Bone and Joint procedures, respectively. The statistical analysis showed that the finger dose in Cerebral...