Quality IQ Quiz - Cardiovascular Catheterization (September 2023)

Question Title

Question Title

In addition to shielding, personal protective equipment, time and distance, proper patient positioning between the radiation source and the image receptor decreases patient skin dose and dose to staff working in a procedure room. With the distance between the radiation source and the image receptor remaining constant, which patient position best reduces patient skin dose and exposure to staff?

A. With the patient positioned close to the radiation source

B. With the patient positioned as close as possible to the image receptor.

C. With the patient positioned equidistant between the radiation source and the image receptor