Suspended lead suit and physician radiation doses during coronary angiography.

Objective: This study was performed to evaluate physician radiation doses with the use of a suspended lead suit.

Background: Interventional cardiologists face substantial occupational risks from chronic radiation exposure and wearing heavy lead aprons.

Methods: Head-level physician radiation doses, collected using real-time dosimeters during consecutive coronary angiography procedures, were compared with the use of a suspended lead suit versus conventional lead aprons.