OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to discuss the first prospective study published to date that followed a large cohort of radiologic technologists; the authors examined the risks of cancer incidence and mortality in U.S. radiologic technologists (radiographers) assisting in fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures. CONCLUSION: There is an urgent need for implementing a radiation protection culture for medical procedures that use ionizing radiation.
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