C-arm rotation as a method for reducing peak skin dose in interventional cardiology

PURPOSE: Prolonged interventional cardiology (IC) procedures may result in radiation-induced skin injury, a potentially preventable cause of patient morbidity. Rotating the C-arm during an IC procedure may reduce this risk, although the methods by which the technique can be practically applied remai...

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Autores principales: Pasciak, Alexander S, Bourgeois, Austin C, Jones, A Kyle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
Materias:
Interventional Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25568803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2014-000141

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25568803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2014-000141

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