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Irradiator Commissioning and Dosimetry for Assessment of LQ α and β Parameters, Radiation Dosing Schema, and in vivo Dose Deposition
Published on: March 11, 2021
[A Study of Patient's Dose Control at Radiography by Using a Dose Area Product Meter]
Shinya Nakano1, Hideo Nakagawa2, Yuika Tsugami2
1Department of Clinical Radiology, The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital (Current address: FUJIFILM Medical Co., Ltd).
Purpose:
The International Commission on Radiological Protection recommends adaptation of the diagnostic reference levels (DRLs). Japan DRLs 2020 apply the entrance surface dose (ESD) in radiography. However, it is difficult to measure ESD in the clinical setting. A dose area product meter has been proposed for use as a dose index in interventional radiology. We investigated the basic characteristic of a dose area product meter and the relationship of ESD and dose area product meter values in radiography.
Method:
We measured calibration factors from phantom studies and estimated ESD from the dose area product meter. Subject thickness was measured from the chest clinical images for calculation of ESD. Estimated ESD from the dose area product meter was compared with that calculated from program software (Surface Dose Evaluation Code, Sdec).
Result:
Relative dose (dose area product meter/ionization chamber) decreased when tube voltage was lower (60 kV) or higher (130 kV). A positive correlation was found between the estimated and calculated ESD.
Conclusion:
Dose area product meter can be used for patient's dose control in radiography.
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