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Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow

Monitoring of radiological doses is recommended for radiologists, cardiologists

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, May 12th, 2005

A recent report describes a study of the distribution of dose across the hands of interventional radiologists and cardiologists.

According to published research from Scotland, "The magnitude and distribution of doses across the hands of interventional radiologists and cardiologists have been studied. The aims were to determine the region of highest dose, investigate variations in dose distribution, and propose an effective method for dose monitoring."

M. Whitby and C.J. Martin of Gartnavel Royal Hospital in Glasgow reported, "Doses have been measured using sets of up to 18 thermoluminescent dosemeters (TLDs) for 183 single procedures. Important...

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