Call for Implementing a Radiation Protection Culture in Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to discuss the first prospective study published to date that followed a large cohort of radiologic technologists; the authors examined the risks of cancer incidence and mortality in U.S. radiologic technologists (radiographers) assisting in fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures. CONCLUSION. There is an urgent need for implementing a radiation protection culture for medical procedures that use ionizing radiation.