Videos | Leg dose during PTC | Which Medical Device
This video illustrates the dose that an IR would get to the legs during a simple PTC procedure.
The dose is alarming considering no actual DSA images were acquired.
The lesson is to always pull in the lead screen.
Dr Phil Haslam, Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Dr Sebastian Mafeld, Specialist Registrar IR.
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Great info! Thanks!