How much radiation do lung biopsy doctors really get?
NCT ID NCT07318402
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tracks how much radiation doctors are exposed to while performing robotic-assisted lung biopsies. About 350 procedures will be monitored across multiple hospitals using special badges. The goal is to understand current exposure levels and help make the procedure safer for healthcare workers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help set safety limits and improve protective measures for doctors performing robotic-assisted lung biopsies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment. It only measures exposure and does not directly improve patient care or reduce risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Operator performing standard of care image-guided robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for the sampling of a single pulmonary parenchymal lesion
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Operator performing image-guided RAB on adult patients (age ≥18 years old) * A single participating operator per study site * Image-guided RAB procedure is planned for standard of care diagnostic sampling of a single parenchymal lung lesion at participating sites Exclusion Criteria: * Operator refusal to participate * Image-guided RAB procedure performed on: * Patients age \<18 years old * Pregnant women * Patients undergoing standard of care robotic assisted bronchoscopy with plan to sample \>1 pulmonary parenchymal lesion * Patients undergoing standard of care robotic assisted bronchoscopy for lesion localization (injection of dye/marker or fiducial marker deployment) * Patients undergoing standard of care robotic assisted bronchoscopy for a therapeutic intervention
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emory University (Data Collection Only)
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Orlando Health (Data Collection Only)
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32806, United States