Primary operator radiation dose in the cardiac catheter laboratory.
James A CrowhurstMark WhitbyNicholas AroneyRustem DautovDarren WaltersOwen RaffelPublished in: The British journal of radiology (2020)
This study demonstrates that operator dose can be easily and routinely measured on a case by case basis to investigate dose trends for different procedures. Normalising the operator dose to DAP demonstrates radiation protection effectiveness for the individual operator which can then be optimised as part of an ongoing audit program.