A series of articles have been published profiling physicians working in the catheterization laboratory who have had brain and neck tumors.1,2 The trials have shown that the brain’s left side was exposed to a higher radiation dose than the right side. Operator’s standard working position places their left side of the head closest to the scatter radiation coming from the patient. These findings suggest a possible relationship to occupational radiation exposure.
Based on these studies, head protection is recommended to be a good practice to reduce the effects of exposure to ionizing radiation among personnel working in the cath lab and other imaging environments.
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- Finkelstein MM. Is brain cancer an occupational disease of cardiologists? Can J Cardiol. 1998;14:1385-1388.
- Roguin A, Goldstein J, Bar O. Brain tumours among interventional cardiologists: a cause for alarm? Report of four new cases from two cities and a review of the literature. EuroIntervention. 2012;7:1081-1086.
- https://evtoday.com/articles/2016-aug/radiation-and-your-brain
