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ReviewThe journal of Tehran Heart Center2017

Reduction of Radiation Risk to Interventional Cardiologists and Patients during Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty.

Mohsen Mohammadi, Leili Danaee, Effat Alizadeh

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Review in The journal of Tehran Heart Center, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Are Continued Efforts to Reduce Radiation Exposures from X-Rays Warranted?Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Mohsen MohammadiDepartment of Medical Radiation Science, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Leili DanaeeDepartment of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Effat AlizadehDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiation risk allied to invasive cardiology is relatively high, and protecting both patients and cardiologists is necessary. The aim of this review is to discuss how to better protect patients and cardiologists against radiation exposure. We performed a global search on PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus databases via keywords of "interventional cardiologist", "patient", "radiation", and "exposure" and then performed an overview of the main strategies for risk reduction among interventional cardiologists and exposed patients. The 1st line for protection is awareness of both radiation risk factors and exposure doses and how to manage and minimize exposure levels. In conclusion, radiation-attenuating techniques can effectively reduce occupational/treatment radiation exposure to both operators and patients in cardiology interventions.

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CardiologistsPatientsRadiation exposure

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PMID29062376
PMCPMC5643866

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