PATIENT DOSIMETRY IN INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF OSIJEK

The interventional cardiology was recently implemented at the University Hospital of Osijek. Patients ’ absorbed doses during coronary angiography (CA) and the percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures were measured and compared with published data and international standards. All patients undergoing CA or PTCA procedures during a 1-month period were included in the study. Patients ’ doses are expressed in terms of dose area product (DAP) per procedure