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Expert Consensus Statement on Enhanced Radiation Protection: Time for Mandatory and Urgent Action
Wednesday, 23 September, 2026

In this JSCAI Clinical Conversation, Dean Kereiakes, David Rizik, Dipti Ichhaporia, Kenneth Rosenfield, and Arizona State Senator Carine Werner discuss the multisociety SCAI/ASE/HRS/SIR/SVS Expert Consensus Statement on Enhanced Radiation Protection: Time for Mandatory and Urgent Action, which calls for the immediate adoption of enhanced radiation protection technologies to better safeguard catheterization laboratory teams. The panel explores the health, workforce, ethical, legal, and regulatory implications of occupational radiation exposure, including cancer risk, musculoskeletal injury, and barriers to career entry for women in fluoroscopy-based specialties. They also examine Arizona’s landmark legislative efforts and the broader movement to modernize radiation safety standards nationwide. Watch this timely discussion to learn why many leaders believe enhanced radiation protection represents the new standard for occupational safety in the fluoroscopy laboratory.Read the full document here: https://www.jscai.org/article/S2772-9303(26)01202-0/fulltext