Table 5:
Estimated Number of Procedures, Effective Dose per Procedure, and Collective Effective Dose for Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Cardiologic Procedures Performed in the United States during 2006 and 2016
| Procedure | No. of Procedures in 2006 | Effective Dose in 2006 (mSv) | Collective Effective Dose in 2006 (Person-Sv)* | No. of Procedures in 2016 | Effective Dose in 2016 (mSv) | Collective Effective Dose in 2016 (Person-Sv) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic arteriography | 2 137 050 | 7 | 14 959 | 2 500 000 | 7 | 17 500 |
| Percutaneous intervention | 498 250 | 23 | 11 457 | 850 000 | 23 | 19 550 |
| Combined diagnostic and intervention† | 1 323 000 | 30 | 39 690 | … | … | … |
| Electrophysiology nonpacemaker | 264 600 | 3.2 | 847 | 350 000 | 3.2 | 1120 |
| Pacemaker | 361 800 | 1 | 362 | 360 000 | 1 | 360 |
| Other | 60 750 | 15 | 911 | … | … | … |
| Structural | … | … | … | 70 000 | 50 | 3500 |
| Total | 4 645 450 | … | 68 226 | 4 130 000 | … | 42 030 |
Note.—Adapted with permission of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
*
Effective dose conversion International Commission on Radiological Protection Reports 60 and 103 taken to be 1.0.
†
Data for this category were not reported by the IMV Medical Information Division for 2016 and are now included in the other categories.