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¹ Department of Bioengineering, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, ² Medical Physics Department, Athens University, Medical School, Athens, Greece, ³ Medical Physics Service and Radiology Department, San Carlos University Hospital and Complutense University, Madrid, Spain, ⁴ Quality Assurance Reference Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, ⁵ Medical Physics Department, Regional Athens General Hospital "G.Gennimatas", Athens, Greece, and ⁶ Servizio di Fisica, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericardia, 33100 Udine, Italy

View larger version (22K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Age distribution in coronary angiography and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (292 patients).

View larger version (25K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Combined results for the three levels of experience among cardiologists are presented for coronary angiography. DAP, dose–area product; T, fluoroscopy time.

View larger version (22K): [in a new window]   Figure 3. Combined results for the three levels of experience among cardiologists are presented for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. DAP dose–area product; T, fluoroscopy time.