Efficacy of RADPAD protection drape in reducing radiation exposure in the catheterization laboratory—First Indian study

Background: Occupational radiation exposureis a growing problem due to increasing number and complexity of interventional procedures.The RADPAD is a lead-free sterile drape containing bismuth and barium that reduces scatter radiation during fluoroscopic procedures. We aimed to study the radiation ex...

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Main Authors: Pujan Shah, Roopali Khanna, Aditya Kapoor, Pravin K. Goel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217310234