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Significantly reduced radiation dose to operators during percutaneous vertebroplasty using a new cement delivery device

Authors: Guang-Quan Zhang, Yan-Zheng Gao, Shu-Lian Chen, Shuai Ding, Kun Gao

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

Background

Percutaneous vertebroplasy (PVP) might lead to significant radiation exposure to patients, operators, and operating room personnel. Therefore, radiaton exposure is a concern. The aim of this study was to present a remote control cement delivery device and study whether it can reduce dose exposue to operators.

Methods

After meticulous preoperative preparation, a series of 40 osteoporosis patients were treated with unilateral approach PVP using the new cement delivery divice. We compared levels of fluoroscopic exposure to operator standing on different places during operation. group A: operator stood about 4 meters away from X-ray tube behind the lead sheet. group B: operator stood adjacent to patient as using conventional manual cement delivery device.

Results

During whole operation process, radiation dose to the operator (group A) was 0.10 ± 0.03 (0.07-0.15) μSv, group B was 12.09 ± 4.67 (10–20) μSv. a difference that was found to be statistically significant (P < 0.001) between group A and group B.

Conclusion

New cement delivery device plus meticulous preoperative preparation can significantly decrease radiation dose to operators.

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Title: Significantly reduced radiation dose to operators during percutaneous vertebroplasty using a new cement delivery device
Authors: Guang-Quan Zhang
Yan-Zheng Gao
Shu-Lian Chen
Shuai Ding
Kun Gao
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-260

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Significantly reduced radiation dose to operators during percutaneous vertebroplasty using a new cement delivery device

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Methods

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