2022 Fellows Courses

Radiation Reduction and Safety

Presenter

Sara M. Trucco, M.D., FSCAI, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Sara M. Trucco, M.D., FSCAI, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Learning Objectives:
  1. Focus on mitigation techniques, define radiation safety terminology and radiation measurements in the cath lab.
  2. Describe techniques and practices to minimize radiation exposure.
  3. Discuss radiation injury and treatment.
Keywords: Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) and Radiation Safety