Diagnostic Reference Levels in Cardiology and Interventional Radiology

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to present a strategy to define diagnostic reference levels DRL for tluoroscopic, dose-intensive examinations in cardiology and interventional radiology. This work is part of the project of the Federal Office of Public Health of Switzerland to translate the guidelines of the ICRP and the EU into action. After the 2002 survey in all University Hospitals in Switzerland this work will present the results of the 2006-2007 survey performed in small and medium sized hospitals. The data of the small and medium sized hospitals are analyzed to establish DRL. They are corrected to patient size and analyzed in respect to the difficulty of the examination, the experience of the operator and the type of image detection system. The results of the study will be compared to those of the former study in the University Hospitals.