Monitoring radiation exposure to medical personnel during percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Franklin C. Lowe; Martin Auster; Thomas J. Beck; Richard Chang; Fray F. Marshall

doi:10.1016/0090-4295(86)90047-6

Monitoring radiation exposure to medical personnel during percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Franklin C. Lowe, Martin Auster, Thomas J. Beck, Richard Chang, Fray F. Marshall

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To ascertain radiation exposure to medical personnel during percutaneous nephrolithotomy, lithium fluoride thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) were utilized for the radiographic monitoring of 7 consecutive patients. Average fluoroscopy time per procedure was 27.8 minutes of which 15.1 minutes were for nephrostomy tube insertion and 12.7 minutes were for calculi extraction. The 2 radiologists received 4.5 and 5.1 mrad per procedure, while the 2 urologists received 2.5 and 3.7 mrad. All other ancillary personnel received less than 2.1 mrad per procedure except the anesthesiologists whose mean exposure was 4.7 mrad. By taking appropriate precautions and using the proper equipment, percutaneous nephrolithotomy can be performed with a low level of radiation exposure for all involved physicians and personnel.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	221-226
Number of pages	6
Journal	Urology
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-4295(86)90047-6
State	Published - Sep 1986
Externally published	Yes

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