Evaluation of radiation dose and risk to the patient from coronary angiography

Abstract

The average effective dose in this study was less than half that of most other studies. The lung was identified as the critical organ and the estimated risk of fatal cancer amounted to an increase of 0.017% above the normal incidence for the general population. The study affirmed that using a reduced cine frame rate, low dose pulsed fluoroscopy, added copper filtration and a conscious effort to reduce screening time can significantly reduce patient dose.