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. 2011 Jan;84(997):70–77. doi: 10.1259/bjr/83222759

Table 2. Maximum recorded dose (μSv) per location of dosemeter and procedure.

Left wrist Right wrist Left finger Right finger Left leg Right leg Between the eyes Left eye
Cardiac procedures
Coronary angiography 43 27 46 28
Pacemaker implantation 56 118 15 9 489 463 93 61
Radiology procedures
Nephrostomy 242 177 433 19 13
Phlebography 84 49 47 243 45
Embolism 87 59 16 36
Cholangiography 1079 208 348 608 22 19
Carotid artery angioplasty 115 54 19 20 13
Left subclavian artery angioplasty 80 18 10 4
Femoral artery angioplasty 14 16 17 23
TIPSS 586 463 649 174 1959 1691 8 7
Vertebroplasty 5239 1242 2877 414 83 53 1129 557
Lower extremities DSA 28 25 21 22
Fistula stenting 33 18 19 18
Foreign body removal 7 24 42 31

TIPSS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt; DSA, digital subtraction angiography.