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Figure 1. Current published reports (references [1–10] black bars) and the authors' own results (white bars) on patient radiation exposure from coronary angiography (CA) and angioplasty (PTCA), percutaneous combined interventions (PCI), high-frequency rotational atherectomy (HFRA) and excimer-laser angioplasty (ELCA).