Occupational radiation doses during interventional procedures

Occupational radiation exposure to nursing staff during cardiovascular fluoroscopic procedures: A review of the literature

“…Nuraeni et al. reported that a single monitored nurse, due to her proximity to the x‐ray tube and her habit of bowing her head during procedures, resulted in a similar eye exposure as the operator . If findings of nursing dose measured of 0.27 mSv per case at the collar in Korir et al .…”

“…It has been demonstrated that the dose to nursing staff during fluoroscopic procedures can be similar or higher than that received by the physician with evidence of an increasing trend toward higher dose levels to nurses working in this environment . It is therefore important to quantify the radiation exposure to individuals working within fluoroscopic departments …”

“…The authors also identified that personal behavior within the fluoroscopic suite alters dose considerably. Depending on their responsibilities during the procedure nurses may have greater opportunity of deliberately increasing their distance from the patient resulting in a decrease in dose …”

“…Dosimeters are also available in H p (10) and H p (0.07) which estimate values for dose of deep organs and skin dose, respectively. Several of the reviewed manuscripts recorded eye dose at the level of the eye and some utilized multiple dosimeters around the face or head (Table ) …”