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  • Interventional Radiology
  • Radiation Dosimetry

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  • Liver chemoembolization is a common procedure for liver cancer treatment.
  • Accurate estimation of radiation dose is crucial for patient safety and risk management.
  • Understanding organ doses helps in optimizing imaging protocols and minimizing radiation exposure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the radiation burden on patients undergoing liver chemoembolization.
  • To determine organ dose and effective dose conversion factors normalized to dose-area product (DAP).
  • To provide data for patient-specific radiation dose assessments in these procedures.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a Monte Carlo transport code with an adult mathematical phantom.
  • Incorporated exposure data from 32 patients to simulate radiation exposure.
  • Calculated equivalent organ doses (HT) and effective doses (E) based on individual DAP values.

Main Results:

  • The lumbar spine, liver, and kidneys were identified as the organs receiving the highest doses.
  • The mean effective dose conversion factor was determined to be 1.4 Sv Gy-1 m-2.
  • Dose conversion factors were successfully estimated for chemoembolization procedures.

Conclusions:

  • Estimated dose conversion factors can effectively assess patient-specific radiation burden.
  • The findings provide valuable data for radiation protection in liver chemoembolization.
  • Further research can refine these factors for more precise dose estimations.