Non-Lead Protective Aprons for the Protection of Interventional Radiology Physicians from Radiation Exposure in Clinical Settings: An Initial Study

Non-Lead Protective Aprons for the Protection of Interventional Radiology Physicians from Radiation Exposure in Clinical Settings: An Initial Study

Radiation protection/evaluation during interventional radiology (IVR) poses a very important problem. Although IVR physicians should wear protective aprons, the IVR physician may not tolerate wearing one for long procedures because protective aprons are generally heavy. In fact, orthopedic problems...

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Main Authors: Mamoru Kato, Koichi Chida, Masato Munehisa, Tadaya Sato, Yohei Inaba, Masatoshi Suzuki, Masayuki Zuguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
radiation protection
fluoroscopy
interventional radiology (IVR)
fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
protective apron
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/9/1613

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