IR – New Tools for Interventional Procedures
In recent years, interventional radiology (IR) procedures have expanded beyond the traditional cardiovascular applications to many other specialty areas, and so their overall use has increased significantly, today contributing more than 14% of all medical radiation dose in the US. Long exposure times can subject patients to acute injuries to the skin and other tissues, but the large accumulated doses pose a long-term radiation risk that can be monitored and managed. With continued growth, it is likely that regulatory attention will turn to IR in the future. VirtualDose provides an important tool to understanding and managing IR dose.
Use of IR in clinical applications continues to grow, and with it the magnitude of radiation dose received by patients. Long exposure times can subject patients to acute injuries to the skin and other tissues, but the large accumulated doses pose a long-term radiation risk that can be monitored and managed.
Built on the same Virtual Patient technology, VirtualDoseIR provides:
- Selectable field size, kVp, filtration, position, and direction
- Output defined by DAP or air kerma rate and time
- Peak Skin Dose estimate
- Visualization of the IR field on the phantom for each type of projection
Easy to Use, Web-Based. Just like VirtualDoseCT, our easy-to-use radiation dosimetry tool is accessed via the Web. There is no software to install or maintain locally. This way, you are always accessing the most up-to-date version of the software tools. The VirtualDose system can also be accessed using an easy-to-configure API permitting batch processing and integration with local patient databases.
