1.0 INTRODUCTION
It is known that radiation can be very harmful to a person’s health. According to Marshall and Keene (2006:1), with the recent expansion of diagnostic and interventional radiology, it has been noted that an alarming dose of radiation can be administered to a patient, in a single scan, without having to repeat a procedure. With the evolution of radiography, interventional radiology has become a norm in the diagnosis protocol and it is therefore important to understand the concept of interventional radiology, along with the radiation protection that follows it.
According to Kessel (2013:1), interventional radiology is a special technique that exercises the use of radiological images, such as x-ray fluoroscopy, to accurately diagnose and treat. Interventional radiology often deals with vascular and non-vascular procedures, with vascular procedures being related to or supplied with blood vessels as defined by the Oxford Dictionary (2010:769). Non-vascular procedures are procedures that do not deal with the blood vessels, according to Harper University Hospital (2013:2).
With the usage of interventional radiology, to perform vascular and non-vascular procedures, it is important that one has the adequate knowledge of radiation protection. According to Kiah and Steuve (2012:1), although …show more content…
According to Amhad et al (2008:269), Dr Sven Ivar Seldinger proposed a technique for catheter insertion which involves a simple needle puncture followed by wire introduction. According to Murphy and Soares (2005:6), Dr Charles Dotter, a few years later, embraced this theory that catheters can be used for intravascular surgery and became the first person to perform angioplasty thus giving him the name, “The father of interventional
It is known that radiation can be very harmful to a person’s health. According to Marshall and Keene (2006:1), with the recent expansion of diagnostic and interventional radiology, it has been noted that an alarming dose of radiation can be administered to a patient, in a single scan, without having to repeat a procedure. With the evolution of radiography, interventional radiology has become a norm in the diagnosis protocol and it is therefore important to understand the concept of interventional radiology, along with the radiation protection that follows it.
According to Kessel (2013:1), interventional radiology is a special technique that exercises the use of radiological images, such as x-ray fluoroscopy, to accurately diagnose and treat. Interventional radiology often deals with vascular and non-vascular procedures, with vascular procedures being related to or supplied with blood vessels as defined by the Oxford Dictionary (2010:769). Non-vascular procedures are procedures that do not deal with the blood vessels, according to Harper University Hospital (2013:2).
With the usage of interventional radiology, to perform vascular and non-vascular procedures, it is important that one has the adequate knowledge of radiation protection. According to Kiah and Steuve (2012:1), although …show more content…
According to Amhad et al (2008:269), Dr Sven Ivar Seldinger proposed a technique for catheter insertion which involves a simple needle puncture followed by wire introduction. According to Murphy and Soares (2005:6), Dr Charles Dotter, a few years later, embraced this theory that catheters can be used for intravascular surgery and became the first person to perform angioplasty thus giving him the name, “The father of interventional