ArticleSA journal of radiology2023
An audit of patient radiation doses in interventional radiology at a South African hospital.
Article in SA journal of radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnostic reference levels in interventional neuroradiology: a scoping review.European radiology · 2026Article
- Pediatric Diagnostic Reference Levels for Chest X-Rays in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa: A Descriptive Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- The scope of interventional radiology training for South African radiology registrars.Journal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa · 2026Article
- Patient radiation doses in an angiography suite at a tertiary hospital in Pretoria.Journal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa · 2026Article
- Interventional radiology practice in a tertiary hospital in South Africa: A 5-year record review.SA journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Diagnostic reference levels in interventional radiology: a systematic review.Radiologia brasileiraArticle
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Abstract
Background: Interventional radiology (IR) is becoming more relevant in patient care and is associated with increased patient radiation exposure and radiation-induced adverse effects. Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are crucial for radiation control. There is a paucity of published DRLs for IR in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Objectives: This study aimed to determine local DRLs for fluoroscopically-guided IR procedures and compare the achieved DRLs with published local and international DRLs. Method: Retrospective, descriptive, single-centre study. Kerma air product (KAP), reference point air kerma (K Results: A total of 564 cases were evaluated. The 13 most frequent procedures (with 15 or more cases) represented 86.1% (487/564). Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage was the most common procedure ( Conclusion: The LDRLs for diagnostic cerebral angiogram, interventional cerebral angiogram and UAE exceeded published international DRL ranges. These procedures require radiation optimisation as recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Contribution: In addition to informing radiation protection practices at the level of the institution, the established LDRLs contribute towards Regional and National DRLs.
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