Patient Radiation Dose Associated with Uterine Artery Embolization1
Boris Nikolic, MD,
James B. Spies, MD,
Michael J. Lundsten, PhD and
Suhny Abbara, MD
1 From the Departments of Radiology (B.N., J.B.S., S.A.) and Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy (M.J.L.), Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd, NW, Washington, DC 20007. From the 1998 RSNA scientific assembly. Received October 16, 1998; revision requested December 29; final revision received April 15, 1999; accepted July 27. Address reprint requests to B.N. (e-mail: Nikolic@medlib.georgetown.edu).

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Figure 1. Fluoroscopic image shows the position of vaginal (curved arrow) and skin (straight arrow) TLDs during a UAE procedure.
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