INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES IN BELGIUM: EFFECTIVE DOSE AND CONVERSION FACTORS

Effective dose ( E ), representing the risk of late radiation-induced effects, can be estimated by the use of conversion factors (CF), converting direct measurable quantities such as dose-area-product into E . Eight Belgian hospitals participated in the study with a total number of 318 procedures. E -values, calculated with PCXMC, were compared for the different hospitals for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures separately. E -values varied significantly depending on the hospital where the procedure was performed ( P < 0.001), on filtration insertion ( P < 0.001), on whether a centre is... Mehr ...