Surgeon eye lens dose monitoring in catheterization lab : A multi-center survey: Invited for ECMP 2018 Focus Issue

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PURPOSE: To perform a multi-centre survey on the eye lens equivalent dose absorbed by primary interventionalist during catheterization procedures, using a personal dosimeter placed close to the eye lens.

METHODS: 15 different cardiologists working in 3 different centers, for a total of 5 operating rooms were enrolled. All of them were provided with a single thermoluminescent dosimeter positioned on the inner side of the temples of eyeglasses. The dose monitoring, performed on a two-months basis, started in 2016 and is still running. All dose measurements were performed by a ISO 17025 standard accredited dosimetry service thus providing certified uncertainties as well. Correlation of eye lens and wrist dose with KAP was also investigated.

RESULTS: A total number of 101 eye lens measurements were performed. Annual eye lens dose estimation was obtained for all 15 surgeons (mean, mode, range, standard deviation: 10.8, 8, 4.9-27.3, 5.6  mSv, respectively). Uncertainties on annual eye lens dose estimations ranged between 10% and 20%. No significant correlation was found between eye lens dose and KAP.

CONCLUSIONS: Cardiologists involved in catheterization procedures may receive annual eye lens doses close to the ICRP 118 dose limit and thus individual monitoring with a dedicated dosimeter should be carried out. Uncertainty assessment play a relevant role in eye lens equivalent dose estimation to ensure not to exceed dose limit.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB) - 60(2019) vom: 30. Apr., Seite 127-131

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Betti, Margherita [VerfasserIn]
Mazzoni, Lorenzo Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Belli, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]
Bernardi, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Bicchi, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Busoni, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Fedele, David [VerfasserIn]
Fedeli, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Gasperi, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Gori, Cesare [VerfasserIn]
Quattrocchi, Mariagrazia [VerfasserIn]
Taddeucci, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
Vigliotti, Mirko [VerfasserIn]
Vaiano, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Rossi, Francesco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ISO accredited dosimetry service
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Radiation protection during catheterization procedures
Surgeon eye lens dosimetry

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Date Completed 20.06.2019

Date Revised 20.06.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.03.027

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM296205419