Scientific Articles
- Aristizabal, A. M., Gutiérrez, J. A., Ramirez, E., Mejía-Quiñones, V., Ubeda, C., Mosquera, W. F., & Mosquera, W. (2023). Diagnostic Reference Levels in Interventional Pediatric Cardiology: Two-Year Experience in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Latin America. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 10(10), 1588.
- Ubeda C. (2023). New Optimization Strategies on Radiation Protection in Fluoroscopy-Guided Interventional Procedures in Pediatrics. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 10(5), 883.
- Vano, E., Fernandez-Soto, J. M., Ten, J. I., & Sanchez Casanueva, R. M. (2023). Occupational and patient doses for interventional radiology integrated into a dose management system. The British Journal of Radiology, 96(1143).
- Ubeda C, Vano E, Perez MDR, Jimenez P, Ramirez R, Nader A, Miranda P, Azcurra P, Damsky J, Capdevila S, Oliveira M, Albuquerque J, Bocamino R, Schelin H, Yagui A, Aguirre D, Riquelme N, Cardenas L, Álvarez A, Mosquera W, Arias F, Gutierrez R, De la Mora R, Rivera T, Zapata J, Araujo P, Chiesa P. Setting up regional diagnostic reference levels for paediatric interventional cardiology in Latin America and the Caribbean countries: preliminary results and identified challenges. J Radiol Prot. 2022 Aug 8. doi: 10.1088/1361-6498/ac87b7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35940166.
- UBEDA, C.; VAÑO, E.; PÉREZ, M.; JIMÉNEZ, P.; RAMÍREZ, R.; NADER, A.; MIRANDA, P.; FLEITAS, I.; KODLULOVICH, S.; AZCURRA, P.; DAMSKY, J.; SEMINARIO, M.; CARDOZO, M.; CAPDEVILA, S.; BOUREL, V.; ANDISCO, D.; OLIVEIRA, M.; LÓPEZ, G.; OLIVEIRA, C.; ALBUQUERQUE, J.; BOCAMINO, R.; KHOURY, H.; SCHELIN, H.; YAGUI, A.; BITELLI, R.; FREITAS, M.; CAMELO, C.; AGUIRRE, D.; RIQUELME, N.; CARDENAS, L.; CABANAS, A.; ARRIAGADA, M.; ÁLVAREZ, A.; DAVIDSON, W.; MOSQUERA, W.; SIERRA, B.; DE LA MORA, R.; ARIAS, F.; GUTIERREZ, R.; RUNDO, E.; PARRA, K.; RIVERA, T.; ZABAL, T.; SANDOVAL, J.; ZAPATA, J.; ARAUJO, P.; CHIESA, P.; ARÍAS, O. Optimización de la protección en radiología y cardiología intervencionista pediatrica en América Latina y el Caribe (OPRIPALC). J. health med. sci., 7(4):215-221, 2021.
- Vano E, Fernández JM, Ten JI, Sanchez RM. Benefits and limitations for the use of radiation dose management systems in medical imaging. Practical experience in a university hospital. Br J Radiol. 2022 May 1;95(1133):20211340. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20211340. Epub 2022 Mar 17. PMID: 35007182.:
- Barnaoui S, Rehel JL, Baysson H, Boudjemline Y, Girodon B, Bernier MO, et al., 2014. Local reference levels and organ doses from pediatric cardiac interventional procedures. Pediatr Cardiol;35:1037–45.
- Buytaert D, Vandekerckhove K, Panzer J, Rubbens L, De Wolf D, Bacher K. Local DRLs and automated risk estimation in paediatric interventional cardiology. PLoS One., 2019 Jul 31;14(7):e0220359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220359. PMID: 31365573; PMCID: PMC6668795.
- Chida, K., Ohno, T., Kakizaki, S., Takegawa, M., Yuuki, H., Nakada, M., Takahashi, S., Zuguchi, M., 2010. Radiation dose to the pediatric cardiac catheterization and intervention patient. Am. J. Roentgenol. 195 (5), 1175–1179.
- Delakis, I. & Kelly, C.Use of weight-based vs age-based groupings in the study of typical values of air kerma area product (PKA) for peadiatric radiographs of chest and abdomen. Br. J Radiol. 2021;94:20210331.
- Dragusin, O., Gewillig, M., Desmet, W., Smans, K., Struelens, L., Bosmans, H., 2008. Radiation dose survey in a paediatric cardiac catheterisation laboratory equipped with flat-panel detectors. Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 129 (1–3), 91–95.
- Faulkner, K., Malone, J., Vano, E., Padovani, R., Busch, H.P., Zoetelief, J.H., Bosmans, H.,2008. The SENTINEL project. Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 129, 3–5.
- Gherardi G, Iball G, Darby M, Thomson J., 2011Cardiac computed tomography and conventional angiography in the diagnosis of congenital cardiac disease in children: recent trends and radiation doses. Cardiol Young;21:616–22.
- Harbron RW, Pearce MS, Salotti JA, McHugh K, McLaren C, Abernethy L, et al., 2015. Radiation doses from fluoroscopically guided cardiac catheterization procedures in children and young adults in the United Kingdom: a multicentre study. Br J Radiol. 88(1048):20140852.
- Harbron R, Dreuil S, Bernier M, Pearce M, Thierry-Chef I, Chapple C., 2016. Patient radiation doses in paediatric interventional cardiology procedures: a review. J Radiol Prot.36:131–44.
- Jones, T., Brennan, P.C., Mello-Thoms, C., Ryan, E., 2016. Contemporary Australian dose area product levels in the fluoroscopic investigation of paediatric congenital heart disease. Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 173 (4), 374–379.
- Keiller D and Martin C., 2015 Radiation dose to the heart in paediatric interventional cardiology J. Radiol. Prot. 35 257–64
- Kottou, S., Kollaros, N., Plemmenos, C., Mastorakou, I., Apostolopoulou, S.C., Tsapaki, V., 2018. Towards the definition of Institutional diagnostic reference levels in paediatric interventional cardiology procedures in Greece. Phys. Med. 46, 52–58.
- Linet, M., Kwang, K., Rajaraman, P., 2009. Children’s exposure to diagnostic medical radiation and cancer risk: epidemiologic and dosimetric considerations. Pediatr. Radiol. 39 (1), 4–26.
- Martinez, L., Vano, E., Gutierrez, F., Rodriguez, C., Gilarranz, R., Manzanas, M., 2007. Patient doses from fluoroscopically guided cardiac procedures in pediatrics. Phys. Med. Biol. 52 (16), 4749–4759.
- McFadden, S., Hughes, C., D’Helft, C., McGee, A., Rainford, L., Brennan, P., McCrum-Gardner, E., Winder, R., 2013. The establishment of local diagnostic reference levels for paediatric interventional cardiology. Radiography 19 (4), 295–301.
- Onnasch D, Schröder F, Fischer G and Kramer H., 2007. Diagnostic reference levels and effective dose in pediatric cardiac catheterization Br. J. Radiol. 80 177–85
- Ortiz P et al., 2016 Campaña internacional de protección radiológica para América Latina y el Caribe en procedimientos intervencionistas Rev. Cienc. Salud Med. 2 50–60
- Protocolos de Control de Calidad para Radiodiagnóstico en América Latina y el Caribe.
- Sanchez, M., Ortiz, P., Roas, N., Nader, A., Ubeda, C., 2016. Proyecto de cooperación técnica RLA9075. Una herramienta para mejorar la protección radiológica en la región de América Latina. Rev. cienc. salud med. 3, 105–109.
- Siiskonen T, Ciraj-Bjelac O, Dabin J, Diklic A., 2018. Domienik-Andrzejewska J, Farah J, et al. Establishing the European diagnostic reference levels for interventional cardiology. Phys Med. 54:42–8.
- Song S, Liu C, Zhang M., 2015. Radiation dose and mortality risk to children undergoing therapeutic interventional cardiology. Acta Radiol. 56:867–72.
- Tsapaki, V., Kottou, S., Korniotis, S., Nikolaki, N., Rammos, S., Apostolopoulou, S., 2008. Radiation doses in paediatric interventional cardiology procedures. Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 132 (4), 390–394.
- Ubeda C, Vano E, Miranda P, Leyton F, Martinez LC, Oyarzun C., 2011. Radiation dose and image quality for paediatric interventional cardiology systems. A national survey in Chile. Radiat Prot osimetry. 147(3):429–38.
- Ubeda, C., Vano, E., Miranda, P., Leyton, F., 2012. Pilot program on patient dosimetry in pediatric interventional cardiology in Chile Med. Med. Phys. 39 (5), 2424–2430.
- Ubeda, C., Miranda, P., Vano, E., 2015. Local patient dose diagnostic reference levels in pediatric interventional cardiology in Chile using age bands and patient weight values. Med. Phys. 42 (2), 615–622.
- Ubeda C, Vano E, Miranda P, Valenzuela E, Vergara F, Guarda E., 2015. Entrance surface air kerma in X-ray systems for paediatric interventionalcardiology: a national survey. Radiat Prot Dosimetry;165(1–4):107–10.
- Ubeda C, Nocetti D, Alarcón R, Inzulza A, Calcagno S, Castro M et al., 2015. Magnitudes y unidades para dosimetría a pacientes en radiodiagnóstico e intervencionismo. Revista Chilena de Radiología. 21(3):94-99.
- Ubeda, C., Vano, E., Salazar, L., Retana Santos, F., Gutierrez, R., Manterola, C., 2018. Paediatric interventional cardiology in Costa Rica: diagnostic reference levels and estimation of population dose. J. Radiol. Prot. 38 (1), 218–228.
- Ubeda C, Vaño E, Ruiz Cruces R, Soffia P, Fabri D., 2019. Niveles de referencia para diagnóstico: Una herramienta efectiva para la protección radiológica de pacientes. Rev Chil Radiol. 25(1): 19-25.
- Ubeda C, Vano E, Riquelme N, Aguirre D, Vasquez H, Chavez C, Dalmazzo D., 2020. Patient radiation doses in paediatric interventional cardiology and optimization actions. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 168:108539.
- Vano, E., Ubeda, C., Leyton, F., Miranda, P., 2008. Radiation dose and image quality for pediatric interventional cardiology. Phys. Med. Biol. 53, 4049–4062.
- Vano, E., Ubeda, C., Miranda, P., Leyton, F., Durán, A., Nader, A., 2011. Radiation protection in pediatric interventional cardiology: an IAEA PILOT program in Latin America. Health Phys. 101 (3), 233–237.
- Verghese, G., McElhinney, D., Strauss, K., Bergersen, L., 2012. Characterization of radiation exposure and effect of a radiation monitoring policy in a large volume pediatric cardiac catheterization lab. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Interv. 79 (2), 294–301.
- Yakoumakis E, Kostopoulou H, Makri T, Dimitriadis A, Georgiou E, Tsalafoutas I. 2013. Estimation of radiation dose and risk to children undergoing cardiac catheterization for the treatment of a congenital heart disease using Monte Carlo simulations. Pediatr Radiol. 43:339–46.
- Morcillo AB, Alejo L, Huerga C, Bayón J, Marín A, Corredoira E, Novo JR, Hernández T, Ponce MD, Garzón G, Vañó E, Guibelalde E. Occupational doses to the eye lens in pediatric and adult noncardiac interventional radiology procedures. Med Phys. 2021 Feb 5. doi: 10.1002/mp.14753.
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