Radiating for Two: Quantifying Radiation Exposure to Pregnant Urologists During Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Within the limitations of this cadaver study, these data support that high-volume pregnant surgeons using active radiation reduction techniques such as pulsed fluoroscopy, LD fluoroscopy, and appropriate shielding can maintain surgical volume with relatively low risk. Fetal dosimeter use with monthly monitoring is still encouraged to confirm safety throughout pregnancy.
Authors
- Rose Leu
- Nicole Mack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3801-6310)
- Kanha Shete
- Akin Soner Amasyali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-464X)
- Sikai Song
- Ala’a Farkouh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0362-9109)
- Zhamshid Okhunov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8294-933X)
- Ruby Kuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5855-5570)
- Cliff De Guzman
- Matthew I. Buell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3096-4746)
- Daniel Jhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8434-1264)
- D. Duane Baldwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0138-3299)
- Kai Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0179-5063)
- Elizabeth A. Baldwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7983-4563)
- Evan Seibly
- Kyu Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9640-6683)
- Toby Clark
Institutions
- Loma Linda University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ju.0000000000004309
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81