Operator radiation exposure during percutaneous coronary procedures through the left or right radial approach: The TALENT dosimetric substudy

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 226-231

  Sciahbasi, Alessandro ^a   Romagnoli, Enrico ^a   Trani, Carlo ^b   Burzotta, Francesco ^b   Sarandrea, Alessandro ^a   Summaria, Francesco ^a   Patrizi, Roberto ^a   Rao, Sunil ^c   Lioy, Ernesto ^a  

^a ASL Roma B   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Left radial; Radiation dose; Right radial; Transradial approach

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FLUOROGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; SHOULDER; THORAX; THYROID GLAND; WRIST;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 84860389146     PISSN: 19417640     EISSN: 19417632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.111.961185     Document Type: Article

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