Factors contributing to radiation dose for patients and operators during diagnostic cardiac angiography.

James A CrowhurstMark WhitbyMichael SavageDale MurdochBrendan RobinsonElizabeth ShawNiranjan GaikwadRamkrishna SaireddyKaren HayDarren L Walters

Published in: Journal of medical radiation sciences (2018)

Radiation dose during CA is multifactorial and is dependent on patient and procedure related variables. Many factors impact on both PKA and OD but obesity is the strongest predictor for both patients and operators to receive a high radiation dose.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
optical coherence tomography
weight loss
physical activity
heart failure
left ventricular
case report
body mass index
weight gain