Renewed attention has focused on the occupational health hazards posed by working in the fluoroscopic laboratory. Accumulated occupational radiation exposure is associated with health risks to physicians, nurses, and technologists working in this environment.

The radiation dose received by cardiologists during percutaneous coronary interventions, electrophysiology procedures, and other interventional cardiology procedures can vary by more than an order of magnitude for the same type of procedure and for similar patient doses.

A successful Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory radiation safety program must manage patient and staff safety by reducing exposure to ionizing radiation to a level that is as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).