RT Book, Section
A1 Desiderio, Michael C.
A1 Heller, Gary V.
A2 Heller, Gary V.
A2 Hendel, Robert C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145443521
T1 Radiation Reduction Strategies in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
T2 Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644993
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145443521
RD 2024/04/19
AB Patient  radiation  exposure  during  medical  procedures  is  a  growing  concern  among  health  care  providers,  professional  organizations  as  well  as  the  general  public.  Medical  radiation  (of  all  subtypes)  has  increased  by  over  700%  since  1980.  Because  of  its  value  in  diagnosis  and  prognosis  in  patients  with  known  or  suspected  obstructive  coronary  disease,  radionuclide  myocardial  perfusion  imaging  use  has  also  increased  over  the  last  25  years.  Nuclear  imaging  accounts  for  approximately  25%  of  medical  radiation.  Cardiac  imaging  represents  ~50%  of  all  nuclear  imaging  procedures  but  is  responsible  for  nearly  85%  of  all  nuclear  radiation  doses.1–4