Hand dose measurements in interventional radiology

Joel P. Felmlee; Paul F. McGough; Richard L. Morin; Kelly L. Classic

doi:10.1097/00004032-199102000-00015

Hand dose measurements in interventional radiology

Joel P. Felmlee, Paul F. McGough, Richard L. Morin, Kelly L. Classic

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Measurements of radiation dose to the hand were conducted using TLD ring badges for individual interventional radiology cases. Results from over 30 examinations (including transhepatic cholangiograms and biliary and nephrostomy procedures) conducted by four radiologists using identical equipment show an average hand dose of 1.5 mGy (150 mrad) per procedure. Hand dose varied inversely with distance from the patient. Due to variable hand positions during clinical examinations, fluoroscopic time was not found to be a good indicator of hand dose.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	265-267
Number of pages	3
Journal	Health physics
Volume	60
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-199102000-00015
State	Published - Feb 1991

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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