Protective aprons in Interventional Radiology and Cardiology: An assessment of minimum requirements

Maguire, Danielle; Seymour, Eileen; Lucey, Julie; McCavana, Jackie

doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2017.05.023

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“…The worst scenario in figure 6 was analysed by considering the experiences and opinions of the OEIs of the selected hospital as shown in table 2 and data from the literature [28][29][30][31]. Likewise, the worst-case scenarios of the other event trees were analysed.…”

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Applicability of ‘Toolkit for Safety Assessment’ tool to interventional radiology using probabilistic risk assessment techniques

Raso,

Lopes,

Leyton

et al. 2023

J. Radiol. Prot.

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Interventional radiology brings extensive benefits to patients. Nevertheless, certain procedures may result in high doses of radiation, leading to health risks to occupationally exposed individuals (OEIs). Therefore, a more comprehensive risk analysis is essential to ensuring safety and minimizing radiation exposures for all OEIs. The Toolkit for Safety Assessment (TOKSA) tool performs risk assessments based on the concepts described in "General Safety Requirements" Part 3 (Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: International Basic Safety Standards) and Part 4 (Safety Assessment for Facilities and Activities). This tool was developed based on the 'Ibero-American Forum of Radiological and Nuclear Regulatory Agencies' risk models and can promote the use of the risk assessment processes by OEIs. The aim of this study was to experimentally analyze the applicability of the TOKSA tool in interventional radiology with the use/support of probabilistic risk assessment techniques. The results were used to reduce the risks associated with a hemodynamics room in a hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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