Effectiveness of Radiation Protection Caps for Lowering dose to the Brain and the Eye Lenses.

Purpose: This work was designed to study the effectiveness of radiation protection caps in lowering the dose to the brain and the eye lens during fluoroscopically guided interventions.

Materials And Methods: Two types of radiation protection caps were examined with regards to their capacity to lower the radiation dose. One cap is equipped with lateral flaps, the other one is not.

Risk of Radiation-Induced Cataracts: Investigation of Radiation Exposure to the Eye Lens During Endourologic Procedures.

Background: Due to new radiobiologic data, the International Commission on Radiological Protection recommends a dose limit of 20 mSv per year to the eye lens. Therefore, the IAEA International Basic Safety Standard and the European council directive 2013/59/EURATOM require a reduction of the annual dose limit from 150 to 20 mSv. Urologists are exposed to an elevated radiation exposure in the head region during fluoroscopic interventions, due to the commonly used overtable X-ray tubes and the rarely used radiation protection for the head.