Current worldwide nuclear cardiology practices and radiation exposure: results from the 65 country IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Cross-Sectional Study (INCAPS)

Andrew J. Einstein; Thomas N.B. Pascual; Mathew Mercuri; Ganesan Karthikeyan; João V. Vítola; John J. Mahmarian; Nathan Better; S.E. Bouyoucef; Henry Hee-Seung Bom; Vikram Lele; Vincent Peter C. Magboo; Erick Alexánderson; Adel H. Allam; Mouaz H. Al‐Mallah; Albert Flotats; Scott Jerome; Philipp A. Kaufmann; Osnat Luxenburg; Leslee J. Shaw; S. Richard Underwood; Madan M. Rehani; Ravi Kashyap; Diana Páez; Maurizio Dondi

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehv117

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Marked worldwide variation exists in radiation safety practices pertaining to MPI, with targeted EDs currently achieved in a minority of laboratories. The significant relationship between best-practice implementation and lower doses indicates numerous opportunities to reduce radiation exposure from MPI globally.

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