Radiation protection for your hands

Back, Diane; Hilton, Andrew; Briggs, Tim; Scott, Jared; Burns, M.; Warren, P. J.

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2004.09.024

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“…The effectiveness of protection was also confirmed in another study. The equivalent dose to the glove-protected dominant hand was lower than to the unprotected non-dominant hand (0.081 mSv vs. 0.261 mSv) [65].…”

Section: Surgeries At Hip Femur and Tibiamentioning

confidence: 77%

The Great Unknown—A systematic literature review about risk associated with intraoperative imaging during orthopaedic surgeries

Matityahu

Duffy

Goldhahn

et al. 2017

Injury

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Section: Surgeries At Hip Femur and Tibiamentioning

confidence: 77%

The Great Unknown—A systematic literature review about risk associated with intraoperative imaging during orthopaedic surgeries

Matityahu

Duffy

Goldhahn

et al. 2017

Injury

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“…Although there exists the possibility of high radiation exposure of the hands [3], the rate of glove use among pain physicians was low in a Korean study [1]. Lead and lead-equivalent gloves have been suggested to attenuate direct-beam and scatter radiation effectively [7,17]. …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Effective Are Radiation Reducing Gloves in C-arm Fluoroscopy-guided Pain Interventions?

et al. 2014

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BackgroundThe physician's hands are close to the X-ray field in C-arm fluoroscopy-guided pain interventions. We prospectively investigated the radiation attenuation of Proguard RR-2 gloves.MethodsIn 100 cases, the effective doses (EDs) of two dosimeters without a radiation-reducing glove were collected. EDs from the two dosimeters-one dosimeter wrapped with a glove and the other dosimeter without a glove- were also measured at the side of the table (Group 1, 140 cases) and at a location 20 cm away from the side of the table (Group 2, 120 cases). Mean differences such as age, height, weight, radiation absorbed dose (RAD), exposure time, ED, and ratio of EDs were analyzed.ResultsIn the EDs of two dosimeters without gloves, there were no significant differences (39.0 ± 36.3 µSv vs. 38.8 ± 36.4 µSv) (P = 0.578). The RAD (192.0 ± 182.0 radcm2) in Group 2 was higher than that (132.3 ± 103.5 radcm2) in Group 1 (P = 0.002). The ED (33.3 ± 30.9 µSv) of the dosimeter without a glove in Group 1 was higher than that (12.3 ± 8.8 µSv) in Group 2 (P < 0.001). The ED (24.4 ± 22.4 µSv) of the dosimeter wrapped with a glove in Group 1 was higher than that (9.2 ± 6.8 µSv) in Group 2 (P < 0.001). No significant differences were noted in the ratio of EDs (73.5 ± 6.7% vs. 74.2 ± 9.3%, P = 0.469) between Group 1 and Group 2.ConclusionsProguard RR-2 gloves have a radiation attenuation effect of 25.8-26.5%. The radiation attenuation is not significantly different by intensity of scatter radiation or the different RADs of C-arm fluoroscopy.

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“…The operator's hands are close to the X‐ray source while performing interventions in children due to the small patient size. The number, complexity, and length of cardiac interventions in children are increasing, resulting in increased and additive occupational radiation exposure to pediatric interventional cardiologists . As the maximal permissible annual dose to the skin or extremity (hand) is 50 rem, the pediatric interventional cardiologist should take care to decrease hand exposure to levels as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).…”

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Clinical evaluation of a radio‐protective cream for the hands of the pediatric interventional cardiologist

Subramanian

Waller

Winders³

et al. 2016

Cathet Cardio Intervent

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Radiation protection for your hands

Cited by 12 publications

References 18 publications

The Great Unknown—A systematic literature review about risk associated with intraoperative imaging during orthopaedic surgeries

The Great Unknown—A systematic literature review about risk associated with intraoperative imaging during orthopaedic surgeries

How Effective Are Radiation Reducing Gloves in C-arm Fluoroscopy-guided Pain Interventions?

Clinical evaluation of a radio‐protective cream for the hands of the pediatric interventional cardiologist

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