Skin injuries to patients can be avoided when radiation dose is monitored

Time November 20, 2007 - 5:00am Link Skin injuries to patients can be avoided when radiation dose is monitored Description Maximum radiation skin dose during coronary angioplasty can be accurately determined by monitoring the total entrance skin radiation dose as the patient is being examined and dividing that number in half according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. By knowing the maximum radiation skin dose, radiologists can avoid skin injury to the patient, the researchers said. Source AAAS Science News Email to friendBookmark thisPrint version » login or register to post comments | 54 reads Score: 0  0 vote(s) updated every 10 min