Interventional cardiologists and other workers in catheterization labs who don't wear protective glasses are exposed to surprisingly high levels of ionizing radiation to their eyes, resulting in ...

PARIS, France—In the fight to reduce both patient and operator radiation exposure, cardiac care teams are getting creative. Two presentations here at EuroPCR 2016 outline successful strategies that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of a dedicated accessory lead shield was associated with a significant reduction in radiation exposure ...

Door-to-balloon times were no higher than when cath lab staff donned traditional lead aprons in this single-center experience ...

PARIS -- An operator shielding system offered body protection rivaling that of standard lead gowns in the catheterization lab, providing a glimpse at a potential tantalizing future where ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New data indicate that cardiologists’ radiation exposure in the cath lab is significantly lower with the use of ...

PARIS — A radiation shielding system reduces the amount of scatter radiation exposure to cath lab personnel by more than 80% compared with no shielding and better protects every position around the ...

In the studies presented, the average operator scatter radiation dose during coronary and PCI procedures using the EggNest Complete System was only 0.16 mRem per case. For context, the annual ...

Philips is launching a new clinical trial aimed at reducing the amount of radiation used during coronary procedures, with an ultralow X-ray dose technique that aims to cut exposures to patients and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2025 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics® (TCT) Conference, Dr. Jarrod Frizzell of The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati, OH) presented real-world ...