Coaching Reduced the Radiation Dose of Pain Physicians by Half during Interventional Procedures

Abstract Archives of the RSNA, 2014

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Coaching Reduced the Radiation Dose of Pain Physicians by Half during Interventional Procedures

Scientific Posters

Presented on December 3, 2014
Presented as part of PHS-WEA: Physics Wednesday Poster Discussions

Participants

Sanne Slegers MSc, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Ismail Gultuna, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Hans Aukes, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Eric-Jan van Gorp, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Frank Blommers, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Sjoerd P. Niehof PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Jeroen Bosman PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

CONCLUSION

Knowledge of and real-time coaching with the scatter dose profile reduced the dose of pain physicians by half, caused by their increased awareness for scatter radiation and their insight into strategic positioning.

BACKGROUND

The increasing use of C-arm fluoroscopy in interventional procedures leads to higher radiation exposure for physicians. This study investigated if the scatter dose received by pain physicians can be reduced using real-time radiation dose feedback with or without coaching.

Cite This Abstract

Slegers, S, Gultuna, I, Aukes, H, van Gorp, E, Blommers, F, Niehof, S, Bosman, J, Coaching Reduced the Radiation Dose of Pain Physicians by Half during Interventional Procedures. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14045454.html