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Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Gastroenterology Research and Practice / 2013 / Article / Tab 7

Clinical Study

Optimisation of Radiation Exposure to Gastroenterologists and Patients during Therapeutic ERCP

Table 7

The mean radiation doses for the first examiner during ERCP procedure ( Gy).
First examinerHandThyroid Eye lensChestNo. of FilmExposure time (min)X-ray tube location
Present study27.05.03.06.02.52.4Overcouch
Buls et al [14]0.640.450.55nd46.0Overcouch
Naidu et al. [9]*NR0.20.04NR4.65.9Overcouch
Sulieman et al. [3] 27.25.43.86.22.62.9Overcouch
Oztas et al. [10]20.02.082.0NR1.75.7undercouch
Extrapolated from annual effective dose (mSv) for 400 procedures per year.
NR: not reported.