Radiation Safety

Original Contribution

Radiation Safety in the Catheterization Laboratory: Current Perspectives and Practices

06/15/2018

Samir R. Kapadia , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Michael Luna , MD;

Rohan V. Menon , BS , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Siddharth M. Patel , MD, BS;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

There is great variability in radiation safety practices in cardiac catheterization laboratories around the world. We performed an international online survey on radiation safety including interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists,...

There is great variability in...

06/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Radiation Exposure After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Is the Cancer Risk Real?

08/29/2013

Neeraj M. Shah , MD;

Abhishek Deshmukh , MD;

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

A discussion on the risk-benefit ratio of radiation exposure during PCI.

A discussion on the risk-benefit...

08/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Estimating Incidence of Organ Cancer Related to PCI Radiation Exposure in Patients Treated For Acute and Chronic Total Occlusions

08/29/2013

Cosmo Godino , MD;

Davide Maccagni , RT;

Anna Giulia Pavon , MD;

Giacomo Viani , MS;

Alberto Cappelletti , MD;

Alberto Margonato , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Minimal data exist on the number of additional cancer cases related to radiation exposure following PCI. This study estimates the lifetime attributable risk (LAR) of cancer incidence for individual organs following radiation exposure during...

Minimal data exist on the number...

08/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letters to the Editor

X-Ray Dose Delivered During Coronary Angioplasty

06/27/2013

Jean-Louis Georges , MD;

Bernard Livarek , MD;

We have read with attention the article by JR Azpiri-Lopez et al showing a significant 38% reduction in radiation dose to patient undergoing PCI after training of operators in radiation protection, however, despite their efforts, the doses to...

We have read with attention the...

06/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology