Radiation Exposure during Prostatic Artery Embolization: A Single Institution Review.

Prostate artery embolization is a minimally invasive treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, and imaging is indispensable for the technical success of this procedure; however, imaging is a major source of radiation exposure for patients and healthcare providers. Radiation emission during prostate artery embolization procedures at a single institution was evaluated to determine radiation exposure with the goal to work toward minimizing exposure. All patients at a single institution that underwent outpatient unilateral/bilateral prostate artery embolization between 4 January 2019 and 16 November 2021 were retrospectively evaluated; data collected included body mass index, prostate volume, and indications for prostate artery embolization.