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  • Radiological Protection
  • Health Informatics

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  • Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) are crucial for optimizing radiation dose in computed tomography (CT).
  • Variability in DRL calculation methods can lead to inconsistencies in dose reporting and management.
  • Standardizing DRL computation is essential for effective radiation safety protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the variability of CT DRLs based on different data computation methods.
  • To assess the impact of the number of devices and examinations on DRL stability.
  • To provide recommendations for harmonizing DRL calculation procedures.

Main Methods:

  • Collected Dose-Length Products (DLP) from 250 CT devices across 140 medical centers.
  • Investigated the influence of the number of devices, descriptive statistics (mean vs. median DLP), and data pooling methods (device- vs. patient-level).
  • Employed bootstrapping methods to analyze DRL variability as a function of device and examination counts.

Main Results:

  • DRLs calculated using means were higher than those derived from medians.
  • Variability in DRLs ranged from 10-40% depending on the number of devices and DLP data per device.
  • DRL variability stabilized at 10-20% when using data from over 50-60 devices, irrespective of the number of DLP data points per device.

Conclusions:

  • CT DRLs are significantly influenced by the number of devices, data points, statistical methods, and pooling strategies.
  • Harmonization of DRL computation methods among national authorities is recommended to reduce artificial variations.
  • Utilizing data from 50-60 devices is proposed as sufficient for reliable national DRL estimation.