1) On Radiation Protection: Editorial comment by Dr. Ariel Durán I am pleased to witness the increased amount of scientific papers in high impact journals addressing topics related to radiation protection or the harmful effects of radiation on our patients and primary or secondary operators. Similarly, it is my pleasure to see that SOLACI has…
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…