Measuring radiation dose to patients undergoing fluoroscopically-guided interventions

The increasing prevalence and complexity of fluoroscopically guided interventions (FGI) raises concern regarding radiation dose to patients subjected to the procedure. Despite current evidence showing the risk to patients from the deterministic effects of radiation (e.g. skin burns), radiation induc...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2016-03, Vol.694 (1), p.12049
Main Authors: Lubis, L E, Badawy, M K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burns
Dosimeters
Literature reviews
Monitoring
Patients
Physics
Radiation
Radiation dosage
Radiation effects
Radiation injuries
Real time
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Summary:The increasing prevalence and complexity of fluoroscopically guided interventions (FGI) raises concern regarding radiation dose to patients subjected to the procedure. Despite current evidence showing the risk to patients from the deterministic effects of radiation (e.g. skin burns), radiation induced injuries remain commonplace. This review aims to increase the awareness surrounding radiation dose measurement for patients undergoing FGI. A review of the literature was conducted alongside previous researches from the authors' department. Studies pertaining to patient dose measurement, its formalism along with current advances and present challenges were reviewed. Current patient monitoring techniques (using available radiation dosimeters), as well as the inadequacy of accepting displayed dose as patient radiation dose is discussed. Furthermore, advances in real-time patient radiation dose estimation during FGI are considered. Patient dosimetry in FGI, particularly in real time, remains an ongoing challenge. The increasing occurrence and sophistication of these procedures calls for further advances in the field of patient radiation dose monitoring. Improved measuring techniques will aid clinicians in better predicting and managing radiation induced injury following FGI, thus improving patient care.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/694/1/012049