Estimating the Radiation Dose to the Fetus in Prophylactic Internal Iliac Artery Balloon Occlusion: Three Cases

Table 5

Estimated fetal radiation dose in our patients.

Patient number	Fluoroscopy (mGy/min × min)	DSA (mGy/f × times)	Subtotal (mGy)	Total (mGy)
1	3.6 × 5.2 = 18.7	0.5 × 2 = 1.0	19.7
	3.4 × 3.5 = 11.9^†		11.9	31.6
2	2.0 × 5.4 = 10.8	2.4 × 3 = 7.2	18.0	18.0
3	2.0 × 5.32 = 10.64	1.4 × 4 = 2.24	12.88	12.88

Angiography suite. ^†Operating suite.