Efficacy of pelvic-abdominal shields in radiation protection of patients undergoing radial coronary angiography: experimental analysis and recommendations for radiology practice
The use of pelvic-abdominal radiation shields made with 0.5 mm of lead is not recommended for patients undergoing interventional cardiology procedures, because it significantly increases radiation exposure and therefore does not comply with the As Low as Reasonably Achievable principle.
Authors
- George César Ximenes Meireles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7964-4279)
- O. Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7137-0613)
- Desidério Favarato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5470-0326)
- João Ricardo Antunes Marcos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3041-7900)
- Luciana Aparecida Salgado Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0882-5085)
- Erlon Oliveira de Abreu-Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1089-0716)
- Ignacio Morales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1921-184X)
- Maria de Fátima de Andrade Magon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-443X)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (BR)
- Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo (BR)
- Proteca (Brazil) (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual (BR)
- National Nuclear Energy Commission (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiologia Brasileira
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2025.0040-en
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00