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 ...

Cath lab personnel wear lead aprons, weighing 15 to 20 pounds, to protect themselves from radiation exposure. But the weight of wearing the protective equipment places them at high risk of ...

Dr. Reddy and Dr. Alan Nugent perform a cath lab procedure on a patient without using radiation via MRI. (Courtesy of: Children’s Health) Dallas-based Children’s Health is conducting radiation ...

DENVER, CO—Placing a lead-free RADPAD on a patient during PCI or diagnostic catheterization significantly reduces operator radiation exposure, the sham-controlled RECAP trial shows. Exposure was 20% ...

PARIS — A radiation shielding system reduces the amount of scatter radiation exposure to cath lab personnel by more than 80% compared with no shielding and better protects every position around ...

He estimates that fewer than 10% US hospitals with cath and other labs using radiation have installed such systems. ... the biggest attendance was at a session about a lead-free cath lab environment." ...

Diagnosing and treating heart disease involves one of the most common procedures performed in hospitals: catheterization. It exposes the patient to radiation and contrast dye that can be hard on ...

Radiation Exposure. We hear stories of interventionalists being diagnosed with brain tumors, cataracts, and other radiation-related maladies. We wear two badges to measure our exposure in the cath lab ...

FDA clears ControlRad tech for reducing cath lab radiation exposure by 85%. Elsewhere at EuroPCR 2025, Philips began rolling out its 3D intracardiac echocardiography catheter to the continent.

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

New cath lab equipment helps reduce radiation risk at Rex. Diagnosing and treating heart disease involves one of the most common procedures performed in hospitals: catheterization.