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Radiation safety: a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields in interventional pain management
C-arm fluoroscopy is useful equipment in interventional pain management because it helps to guide correct needle targeting for the accurate injection and drug delivery. However, due to increased use of C-arm fluoroscopy in various pain procedures, the risk of radiation exposure is a significant conc...
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The Korean Pain Society
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6177538/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30310549 http://dx.doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2018.31.4.244 |
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author | Cheon, Bo Kyung Kim, Cho Long Kim, Ka Ram Kang, Min Hye Lim, Jeong Ae Woo, Nam Sik Rhee, Ka Young Kim, Hae Kyoung Kim, Jae Hun |
author_facet | Cheon, Bo Kyung Kim, Cho Long Kim, Ka Ram Kang, Min Hye Lim, Jeong Ae Woo, Nam Sik Rhee, Ka Young Kim, Hae Kyoung Kim, Jae Hun |
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description | C-arm fluoroscopy is useful equipment in interventional pain management because it helps to guide correct needle targeting for the accurate injection and drug delivery. However, due to increased use of C-arm fluoroscopy in various pain procedures, the risk of radiation exposure is a significant concern for pain physicians. The harmful biological effects of ionizing radiation on the human body are well known. It is therefore necessary to strive to reduce radiation exposure. Lead aprons with thyroid shields are the most fundamental radiation protective devices for interventional procedures, and are very effective. However, the operator's radiation safety cannot be guaranteed because pain physicians seem to lack sufficient interest, knowledge, and awareness about radiation safety. Also, inappropriate care and use of radiation protective devices may result in a higher risk of radiation exposure. The purpose of this article was to review the literature on radiation safety with a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields and present recommendations related to those devices during C-arm fluoroscopic-guided interventions by pain physicians. |
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spelling | pubmed-61775382018-10-11 Radiation safety: a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields in interventional pain management Cheon, Bo Kyung Kim, Cho Long Kim, Ka Ram Kang, Min Hye Lim, Jeong Ae Woo, Nam Sik Rhee, Ka Young Kim, Hae Kyoung Kim, Jae Hun Korean J Pain Review Article C-arm fluoroscopy is useful equipment in interventional pain management because it helps to guide correct needle targeting for the accurate injection and drug delivery. However, due to increased use of C-arm fluoroscopy in various pain procedures, the risk of radiation exposure is a significant concern for pain physicians. The harmful biological effects of ionizing radiation on the human body are well known. It is therefore necessary to strive to reduce radiation exposure. Lead aprons with thyroid shields are the most fundamental radiation protective devices for interventional procedures, and are very effective. However, the operator's radiation safety cannot be guaranteed because pain physicians seem to lack sufficient interest, knowledge, and awareness about radiation safety. Also, inappropriate care and use of radiation protective devices may result in a higher risk of radiation exposure. The purpose of this article was to review the literature on radiation safety with a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields and present recommendations related to those devices during C-arm fluoroscopic-guided interventions by pain physicians. The Korean Pain Society 2018-10 2018-10-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6177538/ /pubmed/30310549 http://dx.doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2018.31.4.244 Text en Copyright © The Korean Pain Society, 2018 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Cheon, Bo Kyung Kim, Cho Long Kim, Ka Ram Kang, Min Hye Lim, Jeong Ae Woo, Nam Sik Rhee, Ka Young Kim, Hae Kyoung Kim, Jae Hun Radiation safety: a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields in interventional pain management |
title | Radiation safety: a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields in interventional pain management |
title_full | Radiation safety: a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields in interventional pain management |
title_fullStr | Radiation safety: a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields in interventional pain management |
title_full_unstemmed | Radiation safety: a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields in interventional pain management |
title_short | Radiation safety: a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields in interventional pain management |
title_sort | radiation safety: a focus on lead aprons and thyroid shields in interventional pain management |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6177538/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30310549 http://dx.doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2018.31.4.244 |
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