The Dose and Risk Factors for Radiation Exposure to Medical Staff during Endobronchial Ultrasonography with a Guide Sheath for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions under X-ray Fluoroscopy

The risk factors for an increased radiation exposure dose were patients' BMI and the location of the radial ultrasound probe. But even then, the radiation exposure dose to medical staff during endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath was very low, especially for nurses and radiological technologists in whom the exposure dose was negligible.