A PHANTOM STUDY TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL PLACEMENT OF EYE DOSEMETERS ON INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY STAFF

H Ishii; K Chida; K Satsurai; Y Haga; Y Kaga; M Abe; Y Inaba; M Zuguchi

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncz027

A PHANTOM STUDY TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL PLACEMENT OF EYE DOSEMETERS ON INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY STAFF

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2019 Dec 31;185(4):409-413. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncz027.

Authors

H Ishii¹, K Chida^{1

2}, K Satsurai¹, Y Haga^{1

3}, Y Kaga³, M Abe³, Y Inaba^{1

2}, M Zuguchi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiological Examination and Technology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.
² Disaster Medical Radiology, Division of Disaster Medical Science, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza-Aoba 468-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0845, Japan.
³ Department of Radiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, 4-5 Hirosemachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0873, Japan.

PMID: 30864671
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz027

Abstract

The International Commission on Radiological Protection has substantially reduced the recommended maximum annual eye lens dose for workers. Use of a dedicated eye dosemeter is one method for accurate dose monitoring. The main aim of this study was to yield recommendations for optimal placement of eye dosemeters to estimate the eye dose to interventional cardiology physicians and nurses. A phantom measurement was conducted to simulate typical interventional cardiology procedures. Considering eight X-ray tube angulations, the left side of the head position provide good estimates for physician, and the forehead position provide good estimates for nurse.

MeSH terms

Anthropometry
Cardiology / methods
Humans
Lens, Crystalline / radiation effects
Nurses
Occupational Exposure / analysis*
Phantoms, Imaging*
Physicians
Radiation Dosage*
Radiation Dosimeters
Radiation Exposure / analysis*
Radiation Monitoring / instrumentation*
Radiation Monitoring / methods
Radiation Protection
Radiology, Interventional / methods*
X-Rays