| Autor: |
Sergio, Ramos-Avasola, Natalia, Díaz, Reynaldo, Roldán, Jorge, Gamarra, Mónica, Catalán |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista medica de Chile. 144(7) |
| ISSN: |
0717-6163 |
| Popis: |
The effectiveness against radiation of tungsten bismuth caps, used in interventional cardiology is not well known.To determine the degree of radiation protection conferred by these caps in real work conditions.We compared the gross electric charges received at brain lobe levels by three occupationally exposed professionals who participated in 22 consecutive procedures, inside and outside of the tungsten bismuth cap.The median electric charges outside and inside the cap were 3.71 (range 1.46-5.62) and 2.2 (range 1.29-3.93) nC, which correspond to a 40% radiation attenuation. However, the protection was heterogeneous.Tungsten bismuth caps provide an adequate attenuation, but its degree is heterogeneous. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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