Occupational radiation dose from gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures with special emphasis on eye lens doses in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

ABSTRACT: Background and study aims  Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures may result in remarkable radiation doses to patients and staff. The aim of this prospective study was to determine occupational exposures in gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures, with a special emphasis on eye lens dose in ERCP. Methods  Altogether 604 fluoroscopy-guided procedures, of which 560 were ERCPs belonging to four American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy procedural complexity levels, were performed using two fluoroscopy systems. Personal deep-dose equivalent H _p (10), shallow-dose equivalent H _p (0.07), and eye lens dose equivalent H _p (3) of eight interventionists and H _p (3) for two nurse dosimeters were measured. Thereaft

SUBMITTER: Kaasalainen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9995179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature