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Determining Fluoroscopic Radiation Exposure to the Urology Resident
| Sparenborg J*, Yingling C, Hankins R, Dajani D, Luskin J, Nash K, Dahal K and Pahira J | |
| Department of Urology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, USA | |
| Corresponding Author : | Sparenborg J Department of Urology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital 3800 Reservoir Rd, Washington, DC 20007, USA Tel: 301-529-0634 E-mail: jsparenb@gmail.com |
| Received: December 22, 2015 Accepted: January 22, 2016 Published:January 26, 2016 | |
| Citation:Sparenborg J, Yingling C, Hankins R, Dajani D, Luskin J, et al. (2016) Determining Fluoroscopic Radiation Exposure to the Urology Resident. OMICS J Radiol 5:215. doi:10.4172/2167-7964.1000215 | |
| Copyright: ©2016 Sparenborg J, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Fluoroscopy has grown to become a critical technology for the modern urologist. The safety of fluoroscopic radiation has been evaluated in a variety of settings however it remains understudied in the urology literature. This study evaluates radiation exposure in the urology fluoroscopic suite. Dosimeter badges were worn by resident and attending urologists to measure radiation exposure during fluoroscopic cases. Exposure was also measured by calculating cumulative air kerma for each case type eg., laser lithotripsy, stent placement. It is estimated that the urology resident and the attending are exposed on average to 3.25 Rem/year and 0.46 Rem/year. Physicians spending above average time in the fluoro suite, i.e., urology residents were not exposed to radiation levels above safety guidelines.
