Research Article
Multicenter Assessment of Radiation Exposure during Pediatric Cardiac Catheterizations Using a Novel Imaging System
Table 2
Fluoroscopy detector dose rate by center and patient weight.
| | Center | Weight | Average of all categories | | <6 kg | <20 kg | <40 kg | ≥40 kg | | Pulse/s | nGy/s | Pulse/s | nGy/s | Pulse/s | nGy/s | Pulse/s | nGy/s | nGy/s |
| | A | 7.5 | 135 | 7.5 | 135 | 10 | 180 | 7.5 | 217.5 | 166.9 | | B | 7.5 | 75 | 7.5 | 172.5 | 4 | 92 | 4 | 92 | 107.9 | | C | 7.5 | 135 | 7.5 | 195 | 7.5 | 217.5 | 7.5 | 270 | 204.4 | | D | 10 | 150 | 10 | 150 | 7.5 | 172.5 | 7.5 | 172.5 | 161.3 |
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