Review Article
The Risk of Radiation Exposure to the Eyes of the Interventional Pain Physician
Table 1
ICRP threshold dose values for damage to the eyes in Sv and REM [
5,
13].
| | | Acute single exposure | Highly fractionated or protracted exposures | Annual dose rate for early highly fractionated or protracted exposures for many years |
| Detectable opacities | SI unit | 0.5–2.0 Sv | 5 Sv | >0.1 Sv per year | Conventional unit | 50–200 REM | 500 REM | >10 REM/year | Visual impairment (cataract) | SI unit | 5 Sv | >8 Sv | >0.15 Sv (150 mSv/year) | Conventional unit | 500 REM | 800 REM | >15 REM/year |
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