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Radiation safety compliance awareness among healthcare workers exposed to ionizing radiation
BackgroundIn recent years, there has been a marked growth in the use of ionizing radiation in medical imaging for both diagnosis and therapy, which...
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Effects of ionizing radiation exposure during pregnancy
PurposeTo review the effects of ionizing radiation to the conceptus and the relationship to the timing of the exposure during pregnancy. To consider...
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Evaluation of micronuclei and antioxidant status in hospital radiation workers occupationally exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation
PurposeThere is scientific evidence that ionizing radiation (IR) can be responsible for various health hazards that are one of the concerns in...
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Analysis of ionizing radiation doses received by patients during electrocardiological procedures
Medical procedures in the field of electrocardiology belong to a large group of cardiological procedures. Performing them involves exposure to...
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RIOX1-demethylated cGAS regulates ionizing radiation-elicited DNA repair
Exposure to radiation causes DNA damage; hence, continuous surveillance and timely DNA repair are important for genome stability. Epigenetic...
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Use of ionizing radiation in a Norwegian cohort of children with congenital heart disease: imaging frequency and radiation dose for the Health Effects of Cardiac Fluoroscopy and Modern Radiotherapy in Pediatrics (HARMONIC) study
BackgroundThe European-funded Health Effects of Cardiac Fluoroscopy and Modern Radiotherapy in Pediatrics (HARMONIC) project is a multicenter cohort...
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A novel multifunctional radioprotective strategy using P7C3 as a countermeasure against ionizing radiation-induced bone loss
Radiotherapy is a critical component of cancer care but can cause osteoporosis and pathological insufficiency fractures in surrounding and otherwise...
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Assessment of thyroid gland hormones and ultrasonographic abnormalities in medical staff occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation
BackgroundIonizing radiation (IR) is high-energy radiation that has the potential to displace electrons from atoms and break chemical bonds. It has...
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Dual anticancer activity of Aspergillus nidulans pigment and Ionizing γ-Radiation on human larynx carcinoma cell line
BackgroundFungi are a readily available source of naturally generated colored compounds. These compounds might be used as radiosensitizers for...
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Evaluation of DNA damage induced by ionizing radiation from myocardial perfusion imaging: a pilot study
BackgroundAs patient exposure to ionizing radiation raises concern about malignancy risks, this study evaluated the effect of ionizing radiation on...
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Lympho-hematopoietic malignancies risk after exposure to low dose ionizing radiation during cardiac catheterization in childhood
Pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) often undergo low dose ionizing radiation (LDIR) from cardiac catheterization (CC) for the...
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Anticancer activity of methotrexate in electrochemotherapy and electrochemotherapy plus ionizing radiation treatments in human breast cancer cells
Traditional cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy have several limitations. Therefore, their performance must be enhanced with...
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Occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in medical staff: trends during the 2009–2019 period in a multicentric study
ObjectivesHealth workers exposed to ionizing radiation account for + 50% of workers exposed to man-made radiation in France. Over the last decade,...
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Radiation dose reduction during venous access port implantation: the importance of upgrading equipment and radiation-protection training
BackgroundImplantable central venous port systems are widely used in oncology. We upgraded our fluoroscopy machines, and all anesthetists completed...
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Non-Hodgkin lymphomas and ionizing radiation: case report and review of the literature
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) increased continuously since the last century in developed countries. While they are considered as disease in elder ages,...
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The machine-vision image guided surgery system reduces fluoroscopy time, ionizing radiation and intraoperative blood loss in posterior spinal fusion for scoliosis
PurposeTo determine if the novel 3D Machine-Vision Image Guided Surgery (MvIGS) (FLASH™) system can reduce intraoperative radiation exposure, while...
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Assessing and conveying risks and benefits of imaging in neonates using ionizing radiation and sedation/anesthesia
Neonates represent a unique subset of the pediatric population that requires special attention and careful thought when implementing advanced...
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Efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy on healing of ionizing irradiated bone: a systematic review of in vivo animal studies
This systematic review aimed to answer the research focused question: What are the effects of photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy on bone healing after...
