Patient and staff radiation dosimetry during cardiac
electrophysiology studies and catheter ablation procedures: a comprehensive analysis

dc.contributor.author	Ευσταθόπουλος, Ευστάθιος Π.	en
dc.contributor.author	Κατρίτσης, Δημοσθένης Γ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κόττου, Σοφία	el
dc.contributor.author	Καλύβας, Νεκτάριος Ι.	el
dc.contributor.author	Τζαλαναρίδου, Ευθαλία	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-16T08:38:41Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-16T08:38:41Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/4117
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	http://www.oxfordjournals.org/en/	en
dc.subject	Electrophysiology
dc.subject	Ablation (Aerothermodynamics)
dc.subject	Ηλεκτροφυσιολογία
dc.subject	Εκτομή
dc.title	Patient and staff radiation dosimetry during cardiac electrophysiology studies and catheter ablation procedures: a comprehensive analysis	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	For European Society of Cardiology	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Internal medicine
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Εσωτερική παθολογία
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heal.contributorName	Γιαζιτζόγλου, Ελευθέριος	el
heal.contributorName	Κοροβέσης, Σωκράτης	el
heal.contributorName	Faulkner, Keith	en
heal.identifier.secondary	doi:10.1093/europace/eul041
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τ.Ε.Ι. Αθήνας. Σχολή Τεχνολογικών Εφαρμογών. Τμήμα Μηχανικών Βιοϊατρικής Τεχνολογίας Τ.Ε.	el
heal.publicationDate	2006
heal.bibliographicCitation	Efstathopoulos, E., Katritsis, D., Kottou, S., Kalivas, N., Tzanalaridou, E., et al. (June 2006). Patient and staff radiation dosimetry during cardiac electrophysiology studies and catheter ablation procedures: a comprehensive analysis. EP-Europace. 8(6). pp. 443 - 448. Oxford University Press. Available from: http://europace.oxfordjournals.org [Accessed 11/05/2006]	en
heal.abstract	Aims To perform a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of patient and in-room personnel radiation dosimetry in interventional electrophysiology. Methods and results Measurements were performed during 19 diagnostic electrophysiology studies and 24 catheter ablations. Kerma-area product and exposure time values were 48.7 (6.4–230) Gy cm2 and 25.5 (4.4–79.2) min for ablation, and 12.5 (4.5–117.2) Gy cm2 and 4.5 (1.2–31) min for diagnostic studies, respectively. Patient effective doses were 15.2 (2.1–59.6) mSv for ablation and 3.2 (1.3–23.9) mSv for diagnostic procedures. Radiation risk to the patient was estimated to be up to eight cases of fatal cancer in 10 000 procedures. The risk of development of fatal cancer was less than 3×10−6 per procedure to the primary operator. The risk for the nurse and technician was much lower. The dose per procedure for the primary operator was 7.1 µGy at the eyes, 0.79 µGy at the chest under the lead apron, 13.68 µGy at the chest over the apron, 3.82 µGy at the thyroid, 17.76 µGy at the left hand, and 12.11 µGy at the left knee. Conclusion As far as radiation exposure is concerned, electrophysiology studies followed by radiofrequency ablation are safe procedures for both patient and personnel when performed in catheterization laboratories with modern equipment, experienced operators, and standard safety precautions.	en
heal.publisher	Oxford University Press	en
heal.journalName	EP-Europace	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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