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Higher Radiation Dose in Patients and Operators with Radial Approach (RAD-MATRIX Dosimeter)

Higher Radiation Dose in Patients and Operators with Radial Approach (RAD-MATRIX Dosimeter)

Both physicians and patients are exposed to higher radiation doses during radial access PCI compared to femoral, according to this large contemporary study on high volume PCI operators of ACS patients.   Even though the difference in radiation exposure was relatively small for patients (approximately 10% higher for radial PCI) this translated into double the

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