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Table 3 Correlation between total cumulative radiation doses received by the operators and different factors in Phase I and III

From: Assessing and improving radiation safety in cardiac catheterization: a study from Cairo University Hospital

 

Total cumulative radiation dose (mSv)

Phase I

Phase III

r

P value

r

P value

Duration of work experience (years)

− 0.301

0.43

− 0.08

0.838

Total number of procedures

0.218

0.574

0.445

0.23

Total time of procedures (min)

0.367

0.332

.667

0.05

Total fluoroscopy time (min)

0.417

0.265

.717

0.03

Total number of emergency procedures

0.218

0.572

0.335

0.379

Number of diagnostic angiography procedures

0.151

0.698

0.533

0.139

Number of PCI procedures

0.192

0.62

0.504

0.166