Feasibility of setting up generic alert levels for maximum skin dose in fluoroscopically guided procedures

Purpose The feasibility of setting-up generic, hospital-independent dose alert levels to initiate vigilance on possible skin injuries in interventional procedures was studied for three high-dose procedures (chemoembolization (TACE) of the liver, neuro-embolization (NE) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)) in 9 European countries. Methods Gafchromic® films and thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) were used to determine the Maximum Skin...