Health care professionals in fluoroscopic laboratories face significant occupational hazards, including cancer, cataracts, and reproductive concerns due to prolonged exposure to iodizing radiation, and orthopedic injuries stemming from long-term use of heavy aprons as protection from radiation. Despite substantial advancements in radiation protection technology, adoption of these advancements has been slow, hindered by the high upfront costs of implementation and the lag in revising institutional and regulatory radiation exposure thresholds to reflect the capabilities of contemporary enhanced radiation protection devices (ERPDs). This multisociety statement, endorsed by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, the Heart Rhythm Society, the Society of Interventional Radiology, and the Society for Vascular Surgery, calls for mandatory implementation of ERPDs to meet as low as reasonably achievable standards.
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Planner and AuthorNadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FSCAI: Philips - Advisory Board, speaker.ReviewerAndrew Michael Goldsweig, MD, MSc, FSCAI: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
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Successful CompletionRead the article and complete the post test to obtain credit. Activity TimelinePublish date: 7/14/2026Expiration date: 7/14/2029