What question did this study set out to answer?

To compare radiation exposure levels among cardiac catheterization laboratory staff using various shielding options.

April 25, 2026Open Access

OR1-23 | Comparison of Radiation Exposure with Standard Shielding Conditions versus Novel Enhanced Radiation Protection Devices and Light Lead Apron in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Key Points

To compare radiation exposure levels among cardiac catheterization laboratory staff using various shielding options.
Evaluated radiation exposure with standard lead shielding, light lead aprons, and two novel enhanced radiation protection devices.
Participants included various members in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Significantly lower radiation exposure levels recorded with novel enhanced radiation protection devices compared to standard lead shielding (p<0.05).
Light lead aprons showed higher exposure levels than both standard shielding and novel devices (p<0.01).
Overall findings suggest enhanced protection devices improve safety for CCL members.

Abstract

There is a growing need for the development of next-generation enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPD) in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL). We evaluated radiation exposure levels to various CCL members with standard (0.5 mm Pb equivalent thickness) and light lead (0.125 mm thickness) apron use with standard lead shielding and two novel ERPDs.

OR1-23 | Comparison of Radiation Exposure with Standard Shielding Conditions versus Novel Enhanced Radiation Protection Devices and Light Lead Apron in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

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