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Radiation Detection Company (RDC), a long-established provider of occupational radiation dosimetry services, has announced the launch of Radiant, a real-time electronic dosimetry solution designed to provide healthcare professionals with immediate visibility into radiation exposure during procedures.
The new connected dosimetry technology is designed specifically for clinical environments where medical teams can be exposed to elevated levels of scatter radiation, including cardiac catheterization laboratories, interventional radiology, vascular procedures, electrophysiology and other fluoroscopy-intensive settings.
With Radiant, RDC is expanding its occupational radiation monitoring portfolio from traditional exposure measurement and historical reporting toward real-time information that can be viewed while a procedure is taking place. The company believes this capability can help clinical teams better understand their radiation environment and make more informed decisions about positioning, shielding and workflow.
The launch represents another step in RDC’s long-standing focus on occupational radiation protection and reflects the company’s strategy of combining its established dosimetry expertise with connected digital technologies.
Real-Time Visibility During Radiation-Intensive Procedures
Radiation exposure remains an important occupational safety consideration for healthcare professionals who routinely work around fluoroscopy and other sources of ionizing radiation.
Procedures such as cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology can require prolonged use of X-ray imaging systems. Physicians, nurses, technologists and other members of the clinical team may remain close to the patient and imaging equipment throughout these procedures, potentially increasing their exposure to scattered radiation.
Traditional dosimetry programs provide valuable information about cumulative exposure over time. However, historical measurements generally do not provide clinicians with immediate information about the radiation environment during an active procedure.
Radiant is designed to address this gap by providing real-time radiation exposure monitoring. By making dose information available while procedures are underway, the technology can help clinical teams understand how radiation levels change as their position, distance from the radiation source, shielding or procedural workflow changes.
This immediate feedback can support greater awareness of radiation exposure and encourage safer practices during procedures.
Dose Information Updated Every 0.2 Seconds
One of the key features highlighted by RDC is the speed at which Radiant updates radiation dose information.
According to the company, Radiant provides dose information updated every 0.2 seconds, or five times faster than any other device currently available in the marketplace, according to RDC.
The rapid update frequency is intended to provide clinicians with a more responsive view of changing radiation conditions during procedures. Because radiation exposure can vary depending on positioning and procedural activity, having frequent updates may help teams recognize changes in their radiation environment more quickly.
Jacob Hartsfield, General Manager for Radiant at Radiation Detection Company, said radiation safety is most effective when clinicians have access to relevant information while they are actively caring for patients.
He described Radiant as a tool designed to provide that visibility, highlighting its rapid dose updates as well as its sensitivity and accuracy across the range of scatter radiation encountered in clinical environments.
The company believes this real-time information can complement established radiation safety protocols rather than replace them, providing another resource for clinical teams seeking to manage occupational exposure.
Supporting Safer Clinical Workflows
Radiant is designed to provide information that can potentially support decisions related to positioning, shielding and workflow.
In radiation-intensive procedures, the amount of exposure received by healthcare workers can be influenced by factors such as distance from the radiation source, the use and positioning of protective barriers and the amount of time spent near the source.
Real-time monitoring can provide immediate feedback about the radiation environment, allowing clinical teams to better understand how different positions and workflow decisions affect exposure.
For example, staff may be able to use real-time information to identify situations in which repositioning or making greater use of available shielding could help reduce exposure. Over time, this type of information may also contribute to greater awareness of radiation safety practices throughout a healthcare organization.
The technology is therefore positioned not simply as a measurement device, but as a potential tool for improving awareness and supporting informed occupational radiation safety practices.
Designed for Fluoroscopy-Intensive Environments
RDC is targeting Radiant toward clinical environments where fluoroscopy and other radiation-based imaging technologies are frequently used.
Cardiac catheterization laboratories are one key application area. Cardiologists and supporting staff may spend considerable amounts of time near radiation sources during complex cardiovascular procedures.
Similarly, interventional radiology procedures can require physicians and other healthcare professionals to remain close to patients while using fluoroscopic imaging to guide minimally invasive interventions.
Vascular procedures and electrophysiology procedures represent additional areas where radiation exposure may be an occupational consideration.
By focusing Radiant on these high-exposure environments, RDC aims to provide healthcare organizations with a technology specifically adapted to the operational realities of modern interventional medicine.
Expanding RDC’s Radiation Monitoring Portfolio
Radiant adds a real-time electronic component to RDC’s existing range of occupational radiation monitoring services.
The company’s portfolio includes passive dosimeter services, NetDose™ digital dosimetry, MyRadCare™ customer platform, as well as analytics and reporting capabilities.
Together, these solutions are intended to give healthcare organizations multiple options for managing radiation monitoring programs based on their operational requirements.
Passive dosimetry remains an important component of occupational radiation monitoring, providing information about accumulated exposure over established monitoring periods. Digital tools and analytics can provide additional capabilities for organizations seeking to manage radiation safety information electronically.
Radiant extends this portfolio by introducing real-time monitoring for clinical environments where immediate exposure information can be particularly valuable.
The combination allows RDC to support radiation safety programs across multiple stages, from routine monitoring and reporting to real-time awareness during procedures.
More Than 75 Years of Radiation Safety Experience
The launch of Radiant builds on RDC’s long history in occupational radiation monitoring.
The company has been serving organizations for more than 75 years, providing radiation monitoring services through accredited laboratory operations, customer support and technology development.
RDC currently supports more than 41,000 organizations and processes more than 2.5 million radiation badges each year, according to the company.
Its customer base extends beyond healthcare to include dental, veterinary, industrial, research and government organizations where employees may work with or around radiation.
This experience provides RDC with a broad foundation in occupational radiation protection as it expands into real-time electronic dosimetry.
The company said its continued investment in technology is intended to complement its established laboratory and dosimetry capabilities while addressing the evolving needs of healthcare organizations.
Moving Beyond Historical Exposure Measurement
A central aspect of Radiant’s introduction is the shift from radiation monitoring as a primarily retrospective activity toward a more immediate and actionable approach.
Traditional dosimetry plays an important role in documenting occupational exposure and supporting regulatory and organizational requirements. However, historical data generally become available after exposure has already occurred.
Real-time dosimetry introduces the possibility of using radiation exposure information during the procedure itself.
RDC believes this distinction is important because radiation safety decisions often need to be made in real time. Clinicians cannot change the exposure conditions of a procedure that has already ended, but immediate information during a procedure may help them adjust behavior while the procedure is still underway.
Radiant is designed around this concept, providing dose information at frequent intervals so that clinical teams can develop a clearer understanding of their radiation environment.
Supporting Compliance and Operational Efficiency
Beyond individual exposure awareness, RDC positions Radiant as part of a broader strategy to help healthcare organizations manage occupational radiation monitoring programs.
Healthcare organizations must maintain effective radiation safety programs and comply with applicable requirements governing occupational exposure. Digital monitoring technologies can support these programs by providing additional information and potentially simplifying the collection and interpretation of radiation exposure data.
RDC’s broader portfolio of dosimetry, digital monitoring, analytics and reporting tools is intended to help organizations manage radiation safety while improving operational efficiency.
Radiant adds another layer to that ecosystem by providing real-time data that can complement longer-term exposure records.
The company expects the technology to be particularly useful for organizations looking to modernize radiation safety practices and provide clinicians with greater visibility into exposure during high-risk procedures.
A Patient- and Clinician-Focused Approach
Although Radiant is designed to monitor occupational exposure, its broader objective is connected to patient care.
Medical teams using radiation-based imaging technologies need to balance radiation exposure with the clinical requirements of each procedure. Fluoroscopy can be essential for guiding complex interventions, and healthcare professionals must work close to patients and imaging equipment to perform many of these procedures.
By providing immediate information about the surrounding radiation environment, Radiant is intended to support clinicians without disrupting their established workflow.
The company believes that making radiation information more accessible and understandable can contribute to greater awareness and help reinforce safer practices across clinical teams.
Continued Innovation in Occupational Radiation Protection
The introduction of Radiant demonstrates RDC’s effort to evolve its occupational radiation safety offerings as healthcare technology and clinical procedures continue to advance.
As minimally invasive procedures become increasingly sophisticated, the use of fluoroscopy and other radiation-based imaging technologies remains important across multiple medical specialties. At the same time, healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting connected digital technologies to monitor safety, improve workflows and support data-driven decision-making.
RDC’s real-time dosimetry platform is designed to operate within this changing environment by providing clinicians with exposure information when they can potentially act on it.
The company describes Radiant as part of its long-term commitment to moving radiation safety beyond measurement alone and toward greater visibility, actionable information and confidence for healthcare professionals working in radiation-intensive environments.
RDC is now offering information and demonstrations of Radiant to organizations interested in learning more about the technology. The launch expands the company’s portfolio while maintaining its longstanding focus on occupational radiation monitoring.
With more than seven decades of industry experience, a large customer base and millions of radiation badges processed annually, RDC is positioning Radiant as the next step in its evolution from traditional dosimetry services toward connected, real-time radiation safety solutions.
The company expects Radiant to provide healthcare organizations with another tool for understanding occupational exposure and supporting safer practices in cardiac catheterization, interventional radiology, vascular, electrophysiology and other fluoroscopy-intensive clinical settings.
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