Impact of digital imaging on radiation doses to the patient during X-ray examination of the urinary tract
| Autor: | Jan Persliden, Håkan Geijer, B Sjoholm |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Radiation Radiation Dosage Flat panel detector 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Image Processing Computer-Assisted Humans Dosimetry Medicine X-Ray Intensifying Screens Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiometry Digital radiography Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Digital imaging Urography General Medicine Middle Aged X ray examination Radiographic Image Enhancement Dose area product 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Storage phosphor Female Nuclear medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Acta Radiologica. 46:657-661 |
| ISSN: | 1600-0455 0284-1851 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To compare radiation doses given to patients undergoing IVU (intravenous urography) before and after digitalization of our X-ray department. Material and Methods: IVU examinations were monitored with dose area product meters before and after the X-ray department changed to digital techniques. The first step was a change from film-screen to storage phosphor plates, while the second step involved changing to a flat panel detector. Forty-two patients were included for the film-screen situation, 69 when using the storage phosphor plates, and 70 using the flat panel detector. Results: A dose reduction from 41.8 Gycm2 to 31.5 Gycm2 was achieved with the first step when the film-screen system was replaced with storage phosphor plates. A further reduction to 12.1 Gycm2 was achieved using the flat panel detector. Conclusion: The introduction of the flat panel detectors made a considerable dose reduction possible. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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