Safety:
Reduction of Radiation Risks - Patient

Radiation risks are described at length elsewhere in this website but to refresh on it:

• Minimize the patient to image receptor distance (reduce geometric magnification),
• Use patient gonadal protection whenever it does not interfere with the procedure,
• Use the minimum dose setting that accomplishes Operator imaging objectives,
• Use Last Image Hold (LIH) and pulsed fluoroscopy when possible,
• Minimize the time spent on magnified views - these increase the intensity of the radiation beam to the patient,
• Make certain the spacer cone on the tube head is in place, this ensures the patient does not get to close to the radiation source,