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Eye lens exposure to medical staff performing electrophysiology procedures: Dose assessment and correlation to patient dose

dc.contributor.authorCiraj-Bjelac, Olivera (36106817400)
dc.contributor.authorAntic, Vojislav (55647858000)
dc.contributor.authorSelakovic, Jovana (57193457545)
dc.contributor.authorBozovic, Predrag (55433748300)
dc.contributor.authorArandjic, Danijela (35108750400)
dc.contributor.authorPavlovic, Sinisa (7006514891)
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-02T12:24:10Z
dc.date.available2025-07-02T12:24:10Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to assess the patient exposure and staff eye dose levels during implantation procedures for all types of pacemaker therapy devices performed under fluoroscopic guidance and to investigate potential correlation between patients and staff dose levels. The mean eye dose during pacemaker/defibrillator implementation was 12 μSv for the first operator, 8.7 μSv for the second operator/nurse and 0.50 μSv for radiographer. Corresponding values for cardiac resynchronisation therapy procedures were 30, 26 and 2.0 μSv, respectively. Significant ( p < 0.01) correlation between the eye dose and the kerma-area product was found for the first operator and radiographers, but not for other staff categories. The study revealed eye dose per procedure and eye dose normalised to patient dose indices for different staff categories and provided an input for radiation protection in electrophysiology procedures. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv552
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85014114844&doi=10.1093%2frpd%2fncv552&partnerID=40&md5=62e52efce172d0cad97f72d97aba7c0c
dc.identifier.urihttps://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/13347
dc.titleEye lens exposure to medical staff performing electrophysiology procedures: Dose assessment and correlation to patient dose
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