Radiation Exposure and Safety for the Electrophysiologist

This review attempts to give practical advice for invasive electrophysiologists on personal radiation protection. Applying all measures of the “As low as reasonably achievable” ALARA concept should be a daily and indeed routine practice for all staff in the electrophysiology laboratory. A substantia...

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Published in:Current cardiology reports 2013-10, Vol.15 (10), p.402, Article 402
Main Authors: Ernst, Sabine, Castellano, Isabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Catheter Ablation - methods
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac - adverse effects
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac - methods
Fluoroscopy - adverse effects
Health Personnel
Humans
Invasive Electrophysiology and Pacing (J Singh
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Protection - methods
Radiography, Interventional - adverse effects
Radiography, Interventional - methods
Safety Management - methods
Section Editor
Topical Collection on Invasive Electrophysiology and Pacing
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Summary:This review attempts to give practical advice for invasive electrophysiologists on personal radiation protection. Applying all measures of the “As low as reasonably achievable” ALARA concept should be a daily and indeed routine practice for all staff in the electrophysiology laboratory. A substantial number of technical options have been recently introduced which may enable the physician to lower the total radiation exposure significantly, but all require a substantial learning curve. Using these measures can arrive at very low or indeed close to ZERO fluoroscopy exposure even in complex ablation cases.
ISSN:1523-3782
1534-3170
DOI:10.1007/s11886-013-0402-2