- Keep beam ON-time to an absolute minimum!
- Always use tight collimation!
- Do not overuse the magnification mode.
- Keep the image intensifier as close to the patient as possible, and the tube as far away from the patient as possible.
- Keep the kVp as high as possible considering the patient dose versus image quality.
- Keep tube current (mA) as low as possible.
- Minimize room lighting to optimize image viewing.
- Do not overuse the high dose rate.
- Personnel must wear protective aprons, use shielding, monitor doses and know how to position themselves and the machines for minimum dose.
- Change projections angle for long procedures to minimize local skin doses.
- Remember that the X-ray output, patient dose, and area scatter levels increase for larger patients.
"Tips to reduce the Radiation exposure in Fluroscopy"
