Radiation exposure to patients during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography A multicentre study in Finland》.pdf

Radiography 21 (2015) 131e135 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Radiography journal homepage: www.els /locate/radi Radiation exposure to patients during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A multicentre study in Finland a, * b, 1 c, 2 Ekaterina Saukko , Anja Henner , Sanna-Mari Ahonen a Radiological Department of U-Hospital, The Medical Imaging Centre of Southwest Finland, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, PO Box 52, 20521 Turku, Finland b Oulu University of Applied Sciences, School of Health and Social Care, Kiviharjuntie 8, 90220 Oulu, Finland c University of Oulu, Institute of Health Sciences, PO Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Purpose: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has the potential for high patient Received 16 May 2014 dose, which is why attention is required regarding radiation protection. The available data about patient Received in revised form radiation doses in ERCP show a large variation that needs to be further investigated. The aim of this study 5 July 2014 was to determine the radiation doses to patients during ERCP, evaluate the risk of radiation-induced Accepted 6 August 2014 injury and to calculate the effective dose (ED) in patients who underwent an ERCP procedure. Available online 22 August