The cath lab is a designated hospital room for minimally invasive tests that visualize the heart and blood vessels using X-rays or catheters. Due to the radiation from X-ray use, laboratory ...

Additionally, 17% of respondents admitted to limiting their time in the cath lab to reduce their radiation exposure, a significant increase from previous surveys.

Additionally, 17% of respondents admitted to limiting their time in the cath lab to reduce their radiation exposure, a significant increase from previous surveys.

PARIS -- An operator shielding system offered body protection rivaling that of standard lead gowns in the catheterization lab, providing a glimpse at a potential tantalizing future where ...

St. Vincent’s East cath lab this month began using a potentially revolutionary device – developed and manufactured in Alabama - to shield doctors and technicians from the harmful effects of ...

A stepwise increase in physician radiation exposure in the cath lab was observed in association with greater patient BMI and may be further exacerbating already high occupational risks for ...

Operators’ Radiation Exposure in the Cath Lab Directly Tied to Patient BMI The interventional community should be doing more to promote radiation safety during the ongoing obesity epidemic, new data ...

A model of radiation exposure in the cath lab shows that most of the scatter comes from under the table, and a new system may cut the risk for exposure compared with standard shielding.

As Wilson explained in his presentation, he and his team measured scatter radiation during a simulated cath lab procedure at six different positions—echocardiographer, right neck access, left ...

The use of a dedicated accessory lead shield was associated with a significant reduction in radiation exposure among nurses and technologists working in the cath lab, according to a study. Data ...

New data indicate that cardiologists’ radiation exposure in the cath lab is significantly lower with the use of a radiation-absorbing shield, compared with conventional safety measures. In a ...

If approved, X-ray operators in the new lab will no longer have to wear lead radiation shielding aprons when the Trinity-Guard system is used.