Sustainability within interventional radiology: opportunities and hurdles.

Anouk de ReederPim HendriksHelena Plug-van der PlasDirk ZweersPhiline S M van OverbeekeJoost GravendeelJohan W H KruimerRutger W van der MeerMark C Burgmans

Published in: CVIR endovascular (2023)

Despite the hurdles found in our study, IR departments can implement several improvements. An important factor is that sustainability should not lead to lower convenience for employees, which can be ensured by a sufficiently designed waste infrastructure and behavioral nudges. Furthermore, there lies an opportunity in more collaboration between IR departments in knowledge sharing and open innovation.

Keyphrases

life cycle
artificial intelligence
minimally invasive
heavy metals
health information
machine learning
risk assessment
deep learning
municipal solid waste