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Table 3
The comparison with previous studies on exposure time.
| Measurements | Radiation time | Radiation dose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present study | Surgeon | Thyroid (outside of a lead apron) | 0.83 (0.1–3.0) | min | 11.09 (1.33–39.94) | μSv |
| Sternal notch (inside of a lead apron) | 0.21 (0.03–0.77) | μSv | ||||
| Eye | 5.55 (0.67–20.00) | μSv | ||||
| Curtin et al. [14] | Patient | The individual C-arm fluoroscopy units | 23.74 (11.3–61.7) | sec | 2.97 ± 1.63 (0.29–9.83) | mGy |
| Pomeroy et al. [15] | Surgeon | A helmet-mounted dosimeter | 15.06 ± 6.73 | sec | 2.00 ± 1.3 | mGy |
| 0.217 | mrem | |||||
| Patient | The dosimeter badge placed near the eye | 0.0022 | mGy | |||
| McArthur et al. [16] | Surgeon | A dosimeter over the lead in the chest area | 0.59 | min | 10 | mrem |
| McNabb et al. [17] | Surgeon | Fluoroscopic machine | 13.72 (6.7–28.7) | sec | 178 (54–526) | mrem |
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