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    • Physicians in Cardiac Catheterization Labs face significant radiation exposure.
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    • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Zero Gravity Suit in reducing physician radiation dose.
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    Main Methods:

    • A physician with a history of high radiation exposure wore a Zero Gravity Suit.
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    • Deep Dose Equivalent (DDE) reduced by 70%-87%.
    • Eye Dose Equivalent (LDE) and Shallow Dose Equivalent (SDE) reduced by 16%-60%.
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