Angiology: Open Access
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Department of Cardiology, Medical Park Usak Hospital, Usak, Turkey

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• Research   
  The Comparison of Radiation Exposure between Application of Ultralow Dose Radiation Settings and Conventional Radiation Settings in Coronary CTO Intervention
  Author(s): Hakan Gocer*, Mohammed Abuskr, Emre Erturk, Caner Topaloglu and Ertugrul Ercan
  
  Introduction: The purpose of this study is to measure the cumulative doses and dose-area products exposed in chronic totally occluded coronary (CTO) interventions performed under ultra-low dose radiation procedure. Materials and Methods: 47 patients were included to our study. Three experienced CTO operators and team were performed these procedures, one of whom was working with ALARA principles (Operator Group 1, 31 (66%) patients), the remaining operators were working in standard cine mode (Operator Group 2, 16 (34%) patients). Total fluoroscopy time, number of cineangiographic runs, cumulative dose, the dose area product were reviewed for each procedure. ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) modifications were used by Operator 1, such as reduced pulse width and exposure dose, filter protection, a longer lines for Y connector, pedaling tech.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9495.20.8.238

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