Radiation dose to the heart in paediatric interventional cardiology

Journal of Radiological Protection : Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection
D A Keiller, C J Martin

Abstract

Recent ICRP publications have reviewed evidence for induction of heart disease. Studies suggest the threshold dose to the heart may be as low as 500 mGy. Doses to the heart from paediatric interventional procedures performed in Glasgow between April 2012 and July 2013 to correct congenital heart defects were investigated to assess the level of potential risk of cardiovascular disease. For common procedures, doses were found to be typically less than 50 mGy, with the highest dose in the period for which data are available estimated to be 330 mGy. These results suggest that any increased risk due to paediatric interventional cardiology is likely to be small, but cumulative doses over a number of years could reach the threshold for effects.

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Nov 29, 2016·Journal of Radiological Protection : Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection·R W HarbronH Baysson
Aug 24, 2017·The British Journal of Radiology·Richard HarbronMark S Pearce
Nov 22, 2017·Journal of Radiological Protection : Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection·C UbedaC Manterola
Sep 16, 2021·Journal of Radiological Protection : Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection·Colin J Martin, Michael Barnard

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