Estimated Radiation Dose to the Lens During Endourologic Procedures: The Role of Leaded Glasses and the ALARA Protocol-An ESU/ESUT-YAU Endourology Group Collaboration

Bravo-Balado, Alejandra; Fontanet, Sofia; Skolarikos, Andreas; Gozen, Ali Serdar; Somani, Bhaskar K; Traxer, Olivier; Papatsoris, Athanasios; Ruiz Martínez, Agustín; Keller, Etienne Xavier; Pietropaolo, Amelia; Tonyali, Senol; Tailly, Thomas; Esperto, Francesco; Liatsikos, Evangelos; Kanashiro, Andrés K; Angerri, Oriol; Emiliani, Esteban

doi:10.5167/uzh-239500

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Bravo-Balado, A., Fontanet, S., Skolarikos, A., Gozen, A. S., Somani, B. K., Traxer, O., Papatsoris, A., Ruiz Martínez, A., Keller, E. X., Pietropaolo, A., Tonyali, S., Tailly, T., Esperto, F., Liatsikos, E., Kanashiro, A. K., Angerri, O., & Emiliani, E. (2023). Estimated Radiation Dose to the Lens During Endourologic Procedures: The Role of Leaded Glasses and the ALARA Protocol-An ESU/ESUT-YAU Endourology Group Collaboration. Journal of Endourology, 37(8), 935–939. https://doi.org/10.1089/end.2023.0061

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Purpose: On February 6, 2018, the European Atomic Energy Community reduced the annual equivalent dose limit for the lens from 150 to 20 mSv/year, because of its association with cataracts at low radiation doses. Our aim was to estimate the radiation doses received by the lens during endourologic procedures that require fluoroscopy. Materials and Methods: Multicenter study including prospective data of annual eye dosimeters between 2017 and 2020. Four endourologists used an eye dosimeter in endourologic procedures that require fluorosc