Local dose reference levels during transarterial chemoembolization procedure

Highlights: • Local diagnostic reference levels (LDRL) during Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) were obtained. • Radiation Dose involving parameters during the procedure were analyzed. • The LDRL obtained were then compared to a similar international framework. The aim of this study was to develop local diagnostic reference levels (LDRL) during Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). This cross-sectional study reports radiation dose indicators of 108 patients in a Mexican hospital, obtained over a period of 35 months. Kerma-area product (P_KA), air-kerma at the reference point (K_{a, r}), and descriptive statistical analysis were examined according to sociodemographic characteristics of the sample patients. The LDRL obtained were then compared to a similar international framework. The present study contributes to the establishment of a TACE LDRL and identifies significant correlations among radiology factors and dosimetric quantities obtained.