Angiogram Dose

[jgbarnes@ix.netcom.com (JAMES BARNES)]

Hello all,

One of my workers recently received an angiogram.  A small tube was 
threaded up through a small incision in his leg to the heart region, a 
radio-opaque die was injected into his blood stream, and "lots" of 
x-rays taken.  I checked my standard references and found nothing 
discussing the doses involved.

Does anyone know how much dose he is likely to have received?


Thanks,

Jim Barnes, CHP
Radiation Safety Officer
Rockwell International, Rocketdyne Division