The potential patient skin injuries from radiologically guided interventional procedures: the present condition and recommendable measures

Abstract

Radiologically guided interventional procedures may result in excessive radiation dose for the patients. During the last decade, more than 70 cases of radiation skin injuries have been reported. This may be partly because the potential dangers of X-radiation are not yet well recognized by the physicians, and also by lacking of practical and reliable way to monitor the dose of X-ray radiation at the radiology suite. The author presents a few recommendable techniques to monitor the patient's radiation doses during interventional radiological procedures, which may be helpful in preventing patient's radiation injury.