TITLE:
Dose Load during Angiographic Procedures LAD Stenting
AUTHORS:
Severina Ivanova
KEYWORDS:
Angiographic X-Ray System, Dose Load, Interventional, Cardiology, Cardiology Hospital, LAD Stenting
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.8 No.5,
May
6,
2021
ABSTRACT: Based on published dosimetric measurements, the dose load received by the interventional cardiologist from scattered X-ray radiation was assessed for an angiographic LAD stenting procedure under X-ray guidance. An angiographic X-ray system “Philips Allura Xper FD10” was used for the study. The dose assessment calculations were made for three positions of the patient table—basic, lowest and highest—and for three measurement points—“head”, “gonads” and “feet”, in which the received dose was measured. Due to the fact that three different projections are used during the procedure (RAO-cranial, LAO-cranial and pure Cranial), and each of them can be basic, calculations are made for each of them as a basic procedure. The obtained results show that the dose load obtained from this procedure is mainly due to the work performed in the radiographic mode of operation. In order to reduce the received dose load, it is necessary to take into account the position of the patient table during work and the use of appropriate individual radiation protection devices.