Endovascular surgical neuroradiologists can receive a substantial amount of occupational radiation exposure. We evaluated the amount of radiation exposure that results from the practice of performing hand injections during digital subtraction angiography (DSA). The primary operator can significantly decrease the radiation dose by leaving the room for DSA procedures. However, the total radiation...

Optimisation of radiological protection for operators working with fluoroscopically guided procedures has to be performed during the procedure, under varying and difficult conditions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of a system for real-time visualisation of radiation dose rate on optimisation of occupational radiological protection in fluoroscopically guided procedures....

News media and meteorological bulletins generally report on the ultraviolet index (UVI) to prevent overexposure sun. However, this information does not reflect accumulated damage skin induced by total amount of UVR (ultraviolet radiation) over time, known as erythemal dose (ED). This study analyzed UVI ED measured at ±30 ±60 minutes around solar noon (SN) in Arica, North Chile. The results show...

BACKGROUND Diesel exhaust exposure may cause acute irritant-induced asthma and potentiate allergen-induced asthma. There are no previous reports of occupational asthma due to diesel exhaust. AIMS To describe occupational asthma with latency in workers exposed to diesel exhaust in bus garages. METHODS The Shield database of occupational asthma notifications in the West Midlands, UK, was sear...

Background Probability of causation (PC) is a reasonable way to estimate causal relationships in radiation-related cancer. This study reviewed the international trend, usage, and critiques of the PC method. Because it has been used in Korea, it is important to check the present status and estimation of PC in radiation-related cancers in Korea. Methods Research articles and official reports re...