Call for Implementing a Radiation Protection Culture in Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures.
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to discuss the first prospective study published to date that followed a large cohort of radiologic technologists; the authors examined the risks of cancer incidence and mortality in U.S. radiologic technologists (radiographers) assisting in fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures. There is an urgent need for implementing a radiation protection culture for medical procedures that use ionizing radiation.
Medical subject headings
- Fluoroscopy
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
- Occupational Diseases
- Occupational Exposure
- Radiography, Interventional