Reduction of radiation exposure to operating physician and assistant using a real-time auditory feedback dosimeter during femoral artery puncturing: a study on swine model

European Radiology Experimental

Table 1 Radiation dose rate (mSv/h) for the operating physician and the assistant

	Left hand (n = 15)	Right hand (n = 15)	Left leg (n = 15)	Right leg (n = 15)	Left arm (n = 15)	Right arm (n = 15)
Dose rate for the operating physician (mean ± SD)	0.960 ± 0.100	0.740 ± 0.190	0.220 ± 0.060	0.140 ± 0.030	0.110 ± 0.020	0.060 ± 0.010
p-value	< 0.001		< 0.001		< 0.001
Dose rate for the assistant (mean ± SD)	0.090 ± 0.010	0.070 ± 0.010	0.020 ± 0.010	0.010 ± 0.004	0.030 ± 0.010	0.010 ± 0.003
p-value	< 0.001		< 0.001		< 0.001