Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Implementation of a safety timeout significantly reduced radiation exposure during electrophysiology ...

To reduce the amount of fluoroscopy or X-ray radiation, a team of researchers worked with imaging tools such as 3D mapping and ultrasound to develop a new standard for radiation-free electrophysiology ...

Radiation exposure during cardiac procedures to diagnose and treat pediatric heart rhythm disturbances is not insignificant. Using a new safety protocol of continuous real-time radiation monitoring, ...

Dr Rajjit Abrol (University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas) and associates noted that many factors influence the extent of radiation exposure during procedures and that standard protective measures may ...

» Is there a relationship between staff dose and patient dose in fluoroscopy? Yes. Reducing patient dose will lower staff doses too. However the opposite is not true as staff dose can be reduced by ...

People who undergo radiation-based tests and procedures after a heart attack may have a heightened risk of developing cancer down the road, a study published Monday suggests. Researchers found that ...

During structural heart procedures, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) operators are exposed to a dose of radiation that is comparable to that of the primary operator, but the installation of a ...

New York (MedscapeWire) June 21 — A relatively small number of patients are suffering radiation injuries when they undergo x-ray guided interventional procedures, such as coronary angioplasty, a new ...

Radiation therapy often is used to treat cancer patients. Now, doctors have shown that radiation therapy -- aimed directly at the heart -- can be used to treat patients with a life-threatening heart ...