Comments on: Cumulative Exposure to Ionizing Radiation from Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiac Imaging Procedures: A Population-Based Analysis http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/1969 In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared minds. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jacobo Kirsch http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/1969/comment-page-1#comment-2441 Jacobo Kirsch Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:00:13 +0000 http://www.thepreparedminds.com/?p=1969#comment-2441 There is an editorial comment accompanying the article. While both points of view are important and create the necessary attention that the use of radiation requires. The bottom line appears to continue to be clear: We need to have a better understanding of the radiation risks in patients. How much? When? In the meantime... ALARA. There is an editorial comment accompanying the article.

While both points of view are important and create the necessary attention that the use of radiation requires. The bottom line appears to continue to be clear: We need to have a better understanding of the radiation risks in patients. How much? When?

In the meantime… ALARA.

]]> By: Paul Schoenhagen http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/1969/comment-page-1#comment-2369 Paul Schoenhagen Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:02:35 +0000 http://www.thepreparedminds.com/?p=1969#comment-2369 See also: Effective Radiation Dose, Time, and Contrast Medium to Measure Fractional Flow Reserve Argyrios Ntalianis, Catalina Trana, Olivier Muller, Fabio Mangiacapra, Aaron Peace, Carina De Backer, Liesbeth De Block, Eric Wyffels, Jozef Bartunek, Marc Vanderheyden, Alex Heyse, Frederic Van Durme, Luc Van Driessche, Jo De Jans, Guy R. Heyndrickx, William Wijns, Emanuele Barbato, and Bernard De Bruyne J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2010;3 821-827 http://interventions.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/abstract/3/8/821 AND <a href="http://www.theheart.org/article/1096813.do" rel="nofollow">More data linking cardiac imaging to high radiation exposure</a> HeartWire. July 9, 2010. Reed Miller. See also:

Effective Radiation Dose, Time, and Contrast Medium to Measure Fractional Flow Reserve
Argyrios Ntalianis, Catalina Trana, Olivier Muller, Fabio Mangiacapra, Aaron Peace, Carina De Backer, Liesbeth De Block, Eric Wyffels, Jozef Bartunek, Marc Vanderheyden, Alex Heyse, Frederic Van Durme, Luc Van Driessche, Jo De Jans, Guy R. Heyndrickx, William Wijns, Emanuele Barbato, and Bernard De Bruyne
J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2010;3 821-827
http://interventions.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/abstract/3/8/821

AND

More data linking cardiac imaging to high radiation exposure
HeartWire.
July 9, 2010. Reed Miller.

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