Clinical Study
Optimisation of Radiation Exposure to Gastroenterologists and Patients during Therapeutic ERCP
Table 4
First gastroenterologist mean radiation doses (
Gy) for groups A and B per ERCP procedure. The range is in parenthesis.
| First gastroenterologist | Group | | Radiation dose (Gy) |
| Chest | All | 153 | 6.4 (0.2–35.1) | A | 111 | 6.1 (0.2–37.8) | B | 42 | 6.7 (1.1–30.1) | Thyroid | All | 153 | 5.40 (0.02–27.6) | A | 111 | 5.40 (0.2–27.6) | B | 42 | 5.52 (1.03–26.1) | Eye lens | All | 153 | 3.81 (0.2–26.3) | A | 111 | 3.51 (0.2–26.3) | B | 42 | 4.45 (0.7–21.0) | Hand | All | 153 | 27.2 (1.02–223.2) | A | 111 | 27.3 (1.02–223.2) | B | 42 | 26.9 (2.9–171.5) | Back shoulder | All | 85 | 38.7 (0.70–282.3) | A | 61 | 60.1 (0.70-282.3) | B | 36 | 39.3 (1.25–191.2) | Waist | All | 85 | 100.5 (13.6–381.3) | A | 61 | 101.2 (13.6–381.3) | B | 36 | 99.5 (14.7–291.0) | Leg | All | 54 | 1.60 (0.2–17.1) | A | 30 | 1.50 (0.2–15.9) | B | 24 | 2.00 (0.2–17.1) |
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