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Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures: A Review of Radiation Effects on Patients' Skin and Hair by BALTER, Stephen, HOPEWELL, John W, MILLER, Donald L, WAGNER, Louis K, ZELEFSKY, Michael J

“…Most advice currently available with regard to fluoroscopic skin reactions is based on a table published in 1994. Many caveats in that report were not included…”
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Comparison of skin dose measurement using nanoDot® dosimeter and machine readings of radiation dose during cardiac catheterization in children by Balaguru, Duraisamy, Rodriguez, Matthew, Leon, Stephanie, Wagner, Louis, Beasley, Charles, Sultzer, Andrew, Numan, Mohammed

“…Objectives : Direct measurement of skin dose of radiation for children using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) technology using nanoDot® (Landauer,…”
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Strategies for Formulating Appropriate MDCT Techniques When Imaging the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis in Pediatric Patients by Cody, Dianna D, Moxley, Donna M, Krugh, Kerry T, O'Daniel, Jennifer C, Wagner, Louis K, Eftekhari, Farzin

“…Our aim was to formulate appropriate MDCT chest and abdominopelvic CT scan protocols for pediatric patients. Surface radiation dose measurements from a set of…”
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2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging: Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways by Hirshfeld, Jr, John W, Ferrari, Victor A, Bengel, Frank M, Bergersen, Lisa, Chambers, Charles E, Einstein, Andrew J, Eisenberg, Mark J, Fogel, Mark A, Gerber, Thomas C, Haines, David E, Laskey, Warren K, Limacher, Marian C, Nichols, Kenneth J, Pryma, Daniel A, Raff, Gilbert L, Rubin, Geoffrey D, Smith, Donnette, Stillman, Arthur E, Thomas, Suma A, Tsai, Thomas T, Wagner, Louis K, Wann, L Samuel

“…ACC Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways∗∗ James L. Januzzi, Jr, MD, FACC Luis C. Afonso, MBBS, FACC Brendan Everett, MD, FACC Adrian F. Hernandez,…”
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Managing Radiation Use in Medical Imaging: A Multifaceted Challenge by HRICAK, Hedvig, BRENNER, David J, THRALL, James H, WAGNER, Louis K, ADELSTEIN, S. James, FRUSH, Donald P, HALL, Eric J, HOWELL, Roger W, MCCOLLOUGH, Cynthia H, METTLER, Fred A, PEARCE, Mark S, SULEIMAN, Orhan H

“…This special report aims to inform the medical community about the many challenges involved in managing radiation exposure in a way that maximizes the…”
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Clinical Radiation Management for Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures by MILLER, Donald L, BALTER, Stephen, SCHUELER, Beth A, WAGNER, Louis K, STRAUSS, Keith J, VANO, Eliseo

“…The primary goal of radiation management in interventional radiology is to minimize the unnecessary use of radiation. Clinical radiation management minimizes…”
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On the (f)utility of measuring the lead equivalence of protective garments by Jones, A. Kyle, Wagner, Louis K.

“…Purpose: Protective garments incorporating lead (Pb) or other moderate to high atomic number elements are a necessary radiation protection tool. However, as…”
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Should risk from medical imaging be assessed in the absence of benefit and vice versa? by Wagner, Louis K.

“…Diagnostic radiology has an image problem. In its effort to develop a better understanding of benefit–risk in medical radiology, data on potential risks…”
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Quality Improvement Guidelines for Recording Patient Radiation Dose in the Medical Record by Miller, Donald L., MD, Balter, Stephen, PhD, Wagner, Louis K., PhD, Cardella, John F., MD, Clark, Timothy W.I., MD, MSc, Neithamer, Calvin D., MD, Schwartzberg, Marc S., MD, Swan, Timothy L., MD, Towbin, Richard B., MD, Rholl, Kenneth S., MD, Sacks, David, MD

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Impact of using scatter‐mimicking beams instead of standard beams to measure penetration when assessing the protective value of radiation‐protective garments by Jones, A. Kyle, Pasciak, Alexander S., Wagner, Louis K.

“…Purpose Use standardized methods to determine how assessment of protective value of radiation‐protective garments changes under conditions employing standard…”
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Medical imaging using ionizing radiation: Optimization of dose and image quality in fluoroscopy by Jones, A. Kyle, Balter, Stephen, Rauch, Phillip, Wagner, Louis K.

“…The 2012 Summer School of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) focused on optimization of the use of ionizing radiation in medical…”
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2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging-Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness, Part 2: Radiological Equipment Operation, Dose-Sparing Methodologies, Patient and Medical Personnel Protection: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways by Hirshfeld, Jr, John W, Ferrari, Victor A, Bengel, Frank M, Bergersen, Lisa, Chambers, Charles E, Einstein, Andrew J, Eisenberg, Mark J, Fogel, Mark A, Gerber, Thomas C, Haines, David E, Laskey, Warren K, Limacher, Marian C, Nichols, Kenneth J, Pryma, Daniel A, Raff, Gilbert L, Rubin, Geoffrey D, Smith, Donnette, Stillman, Arthur E, Thomas, Suma A, Tsai, Thomas T, Wagner, Louis K, Wann, L Samuel

“…Often the topic is the subject of considerable ongoing investigation. [...]the reader should view the Expert Consensus Document as the best attempt of the ACC…”
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If it is published in the peer-reviewed literature, it must be true? by Wagner, Louis K.

“…Epidemiological research correlating cancer rates in a population of patients with radiation doses from medical X-rays is fraught with confounding factors that…”
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Application of the diagnostic radiological index of protection to protective garments by Pasciak, Alexander S., Jones, A. Kyle, Wagner, Louis K.

“…Purpose: Previously, the diagnostic radiological index of protection (DRIP) was proposed as a metric for quantifying the protective value of radioprotective…”
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Sensitivity of the diagnostic radiological index of protection to procedural factors in fluoroscopy by Jones, A. Kyle, Pasciak, Alexander S., Wagner, Louis K.

“…Purpose: To evaluate the sensitivity of the diagnostic radiological index of protection (DRIP), used to quantify the protective value of radioprotective…”
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Application of the diagnostic radiological index of protection to protective garments by Pasciak, Alexander S, Jones, A Kyle, Wagner, Louis K

“…Previously, the diagnostic radiological index of protection (DRIP) was proposed as a metric for quantifying the protective value of radioprotective garments…”
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The "Healthy Worker Effect": science or prejudice? by Wagner, Louis K

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2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging-Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness, Part 1: Radiation Physics and Radiation Biology: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways by Hirshfeld, Jr, John W, Ferrari, Victor A, Bengel, Frank M, Bergersen, Lisa, Chambers, Charles E, Einstein, Andrew J, Eisenberg, Mark J, Fogel, Mark A, Gerber, Thomas C, Haines, David E, Laskey, Warren K, Limacher, Marian C, Nichols, Kenneth J, Pryma, Daniel A, Raff, Gilbert L, Rubin, Geoffrey D, Smith, Donnette, Stillman, Arthur E, Thomas, Suma A, Tsai, Thomas T, Wagner, Louis K, Wann, L Samuel

“…Often the topic is the subject of considerable ongoing investigation. [...]the reader should view the Expert Consensus Document as the best attempt of the ACC…”
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Characterization of scatter in digital mammography from physical measurements by Leon, Stephanie M., Brateman, Libby F., Wagner, Louis K.

“…Purpose: That scattered radiation negatively impacts the quality of medical radiographic imaging is well known. In mammography, even slight amounts of scatter…”
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Characterization of scatter in digital mammography from use of Monte Carlo simulations and comparison to physical measurements by Leon, Stephanie M., Brateman, Libby F., Wagner, Louis K.

“…Purpose: Monte Carlo simulations were performed with the goal of verifying previously published physical measurements characterizing scatter as a function of…”
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