Avaliaçäo da dose de exposiçäo aos raios-X durante cineangiocoronariografia
Contribuition to x-ray exposure measurement in cineangiocoronarygraphy

Arq. bras. cardiol; 55 (1), 1990
Publication year: 1990

Avaliar as doses de radiaçäo em grupo de pacientes submetidos a cateterismo cardíaco e investigaçäo da dose de radiaçäo que o hemodinamista recebe nas mäos e cristalino durante a realizaçäo do exame. Mediu-se a dose de radiaçäo absorvida num "fantoma" distribuindo dosímetros termoluminescentes na regiäo cardíaca, na entrada e na saída do feixe de raio-X. Mediu-se a dose de radiaçäo no médico colocando dosímetros nas regiöes frontal e dorso das mäos. Durante a filmagem a taxa média de exposiçäo verificada durante a fluoroscopia. A dose observida pelo paciente na regiäo foi de 114 mGy minutos (Ex.> 15 minutos de fluoroscopia e 1 minuto de filmagem). Comparada aos resultados obtidos com o "fantoma" obtivemos um rerro relativo de 20%. Nas mesmas condiçöes, obtivemos 0,68 mSv como dose integrada nas mäos de cateterista e 0,40 mSv como dose integrada no cristalino. Neste tipo de procedimento deve haver preocupaçäo na observância de condiçöes técnicas adequadas além de fazer uso dos dispositivos individuais de proteçäo para minimizaçäo das doses de radiaçäo em benefício próprio e do paciente

Purpose:

To study the radiation doses during cardiac catheterization.

Patients and Methods:

Thermoluminescents dosimeters were placed over a phantom’s cardiac area, measuring both entrance and exit of the X-ray beam to check the absorved dose. We could measure the doses in the examiner with dosimeters in frontal and hand’s back regions.

Results:

The average rate of exposure in the cinefilmstep increases in the 5,2 times the average rate measured in the fluoroscopy mode. The dose absorbed by the patient was of 114 mGy during a total of 20 min X-ray exposure time (e.g. 15 min of fluoroscopy and 1 min of film). Compared to the results obtained with the phantom’s dose we have found a relative error of 20%. Under the same exposure time we wave found a 0,68 mSv dose in the examiner’s hands and a 0,40 mSv dose in his eyes.

Conclusion:

In this kind of procedure the examiner should have special concern as to observe the appropriate technical conditions besides having to make use of individual protection devices to minimize the radiation doses on his own behalf and behalf of his patient.

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