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A New Device to Markedly Reduce Cardiac Cath Lab Radiation Levels
Background: Exposure of the heart team to scatter radiation is a serious environmental risk in the cardiac cath lab. While spot shielding reduces operator exposure, its effectiveness in reducing overall room scatter radiation (SR) levels, ...
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A New Device to Markedly Reduce Personnel Radiation Exposure in the Cardiac Cath Lab
Background Radiation exposure that physicians and hospital staff receive while treating patients has recently been associated with a marked increase in cancer, cataracts, and skin lesions. Staff in cardiac catheterization and interventional ...