Typical values for pediatric interventional cardiology catheterizations: A standardized approach towards Diagnostic Reference Level establishment.

Purpose: To define weight-stratified Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRL) typical values for pediatric interventional cardiology (IC) procedures adopting standardized methodologies proposed by ICRP135 and RP185.

Methods: Procedures performed at the pediatric catheterization room of the University-Hospital of Padua were analysed. Patients were stratified into body weight (BW) classes and DRL quantities were analysed for the most performed procedures.