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  • 1Department of Medical Physics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm S-171 76, Sweden. angeliki.karambatsakidou@karolinska

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Physics
  • Radiological Protection
  • Pediatric Cardiology

Background:

  • Accurate estimation of effective dose is crucial for pediatric interventional cardiology.
  • Previous methods for calculating conversion factors (CF(E)) may not fully account for pediatric specifics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate conversion factors for effective dose in pediatric interventional cardiology.
  • To evaluate the impact of irradiation geometry and updated tissue-weighting factors (TWFs) on effective dose calculations.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 249 pediatric patients undergoing interventional cardiology procedures.
  • Utilized dose-area product (DAP), irradiation geometry, exposure parameters, and ICRP 60/103 TWFs to estimate CF(E).
  • Compared two methods differing in irradiation geometry description.

Main Results:

  • Irradiation geometry had no significant impact on CF(E); a single factor was applicable for diagnostic and interventional procedures.
  • Estimated age-dependent CF(E) values ranged from 3.7 mSv/(Gy cm²) for neonates to 0.4 mSv/(Gy cm²) for 15-year-olds.
  • Updated ICRP 103 breast TWF(b) indicated a 10-30% increase in CF(E) and 10-20% increase in effective dose.

Conclusions:

  • Effective dose is a greater concern than skin dose in pediatric interventional cardiology.
  • Age-dependent CF(E) values are essential to avoid underestimating radiation doses in young patients.
  • The findings support the need for precise dose assessment tailored to pediatric patients.