<p><strong>Clinicians should counsel patients with LUTS/BPH that PAE exposes them to radiation. (<em>Clinical Principle</em>)</strong></p>
Discussion
Discussion
<p>PAE is unique as it is the only BPH treatment which requires radiation exposure to the patient. The average dose during PAE is equivalent to approximately two contrast-enhanced abdominal/pelvic CT scans.<sup>403</sup> The principle “As Low as Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)” should be maintained to reduce radiation exposure during PAE. This includes factors such as interventional radiologist experience, collimation, the use of a cone-beam CT, and novel imaging techniques.<sup>404-406</sup></p>