Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of a skin dose investigation protocol in interventional radiology

Cardiac catheterisation is an invasive procedure carried out under fluoroscopic guidance, which exposes the patient’s skin to X-ray radiation. In some cases, the skin receives a radiation dose, which is sufficiently high to cause a radiation injury. To ensure the timely identification of patients at...

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Main Authors: Debbie Harries, David J Platten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:BMJ Open Quality
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/9/1/e000722.full