Table 3.
SAFRAD reporting criteria [32] 1 and 5 should only be used if 2 and 3 are not available!
| Trigger values | |
|---|---|
| Fluoroscopy time | > 60 min |
|
Air kerma area product (or dose area product) |
For cardiac and neurological procedures: > 300 Gy.cm2 or 30,000 cGy.cm2 or 30,000 µGy.m2 or 300,000 mGy.cm2 For other procedures: > 500 Gy.cm2 or 50,000 cGy.cm2 or 50,000 µGy.m2 or 500,000 mGy.cm2 |
| Cumulative air kerma (dose) at the interventional reference point | > 5 Gy or 5000 mGy |
| Measure peak skin dose | > 3 Gy or > 3000 mGy |
| Number of cine acquisition series | > 20 |
| Trigger events | |
| Observed radiation injury | |
| Patient had multiple procedures within the last 12 months | |
| Wrong procedure performed | |
| Procedure performed on the wrong patient | |
| Unknown pregnancy at time of procedure | |