Determination of patient radiation dose during ureteroscopic treatment of urolithiasis using a validated model.

Abstract

The fluoroscopy used during ureteroscopy contributes to overall radiation exposure in patients with nephrolithiasis.

Nonobese males are exposed to a median of 1.13 mSv during ureteroscopy, similar to that of abdominopelvic x-ray. More data are needed to determine clinical implications but urologists must be aware and decrease patient radiation during ureteroscopy.

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Subjects

• Body Burden
• Humans
• Kidney
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Phantoms, Imaging
• Radiation Dosage
• Retrospective Studies
• Time Factors
• Ureter
• Ureteroscopy
• Urinary Bladder
• Urolithiasis

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Authors

• Michael E Lipkin
• Agnes J Wang
• Greta Toncheva
• Michael N Ferrandino
• Terry T Yoshizumi
• Glenn M Preminger

Publication date

2012-02-13

Journal

Journal topics

• Urology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

The Journal of urology

Division of Urology (Department of Surgery), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. michael.lipkin [at] duke.edu

Release reference

J Urol. 2012 Mar;187(3):920-4

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