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

Table 3. Calculated annual doses for the interventionists with the highest workloads (cardiologist A and radiologist A) and the interventionist for whom maximum doses per procedure were recorded (radiologist B).

Operator
Total annual dose (mSv)
Annual procedures Left wrist Right wrist Left leg Right Leg Eyes
Cardiologist A 605 (coronary angiographies) 19.2 12.5 16.2 13.8 8.2
Radiologist A 167 (various procedures) 104.9 58.0 51.4 44.5 0.5
Radiologist B 31 (vertebroplasties) 107.7 19.8 1.6 1.1 27.9