WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Damien Smith and colleagues presented their comparison of the radiation delivered via continuous versus pulsed fluoroscopy. They used radiation dosimeters implanted within a human cadaver at three different sites: anterior skin, posterior skin, and left kidney. The cadaver then received 30 pedal activations either in continuous or pulsed more (at 1 pulse/sec). Pulsed fluoroscopy delivered significantly lower levels of radiation at all three sites. In addition, mean fluoroscopy times were significantly lower with pulsed fluoroscopy. Although pulsed fluoroscopy delivered more radiation per second, the significantly shorter fluoroscopy times resulted in less radiation delivered to the cadaver.
Presented by Damien Smith, et al. at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting - May 14 - 19, 2011 - Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC USA
Reported for UroToday by Phillip Mucksavage, MD, Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine.
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