Effects of radiologists' skill and experience on patient doses in interventional examinations

Bor D., Sancak T., Toklu T., OLĞAR T., Ener S.

RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY, vol.129, no.1-3, pp.32-35, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 129 Issue: 1-3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/rpd/ncn010
  • Journal Name: RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.32-35
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, effects of radiologists' skill and experience on patient doses were investigated. Dose-area product and entrance surface doses of two groups of patients, one examined by a number of junior radiologists and another one by a senior radiologist, have been compared for the diagnostic interventional examinations of cerebral and lower limbs. Collimation of the X-ray beam and shortening the fluoroscopy times by the senior radiologist considerably reduced the patient doses for interventional cerebral examinations.