Body Surface Radiation Exposure in Interventional Echocardiographers During Structural Heart Disease Procedures.

Background: The distribution of radiation exposure on the body surface of interventional echocardiographers during structural heart disease (SHD) procedures is unclear.

Objectives: This study estimated and visualized radiation exposure on the body surface of interventional echocardiographers performing transesophageal echocardiography by computer simulations and real-life measurements of radiation exposure during SHD procedures.

Methods: A Monte Carlo simulation was performed to clarify the absorbed dose distribution of radiation on the body surface of interventional echocardiographers.

New perforated radiation shield for anesthesiologists: Monte Carlo simulation of effects.

Catheterization for structural heart disease (SHD) requires fluoroscopic guidance, which exposes health care professionals to radiation exposure risk. Nevertheless, existing freestanding radiation shields for anesthesiologists are typically simple, uncomfortable rectangles. Therefore, we devised a new perforated radiation shield that allows anesthesiologists and echocardiographers to access a patient through its apertures during SHD catheterization.