Relation between age and CT radiation doses: Dose trends in 705 pediatric head CT
| Autor: | Ramandeep Singh, Mannudeep K. Kalra, Huda Al-Naemi, Ioannis A. Tsalafoutas, Chiara Arru, Mohammad Hassan Kharita, Ahmed J Omar, Antar Aly, Shady Alkhazzam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adolescent Patient demographics Ct dose index Radiation Dosage 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Tertiary Care Centers 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient age Tube current modulation Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Child business.industry Helical scan Radiation dose Age Factors Infant Mean age General Medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Child Preschool Female Linear correlation Nuclear medicine business Tomography X-Ray Computed Head |
| Zdroj: | European journal of radiology. 130 |
| ISSN: | 1872-7727 |
| Popis: | Purpose To evaluate the relationship between patient age and radiation doses associated with routine pediatric head CT performed with automatic tube potential selection and tube current modulation techniques. Methods We obtained patient demographics, scan parameters, and radiation dose descriptors (CT dose index volume -CTDIvol and dose length product -DLP) associated with consecutive routine head CT in 705 children (mean age 6.9 ± 5 years). Children were scanned on one of the three multidetector-row CTs (64–128 slices, Siemens) over 6 months period in a tertiary hospital. All head CT exams were performed in helical scan mode using automatic tube potential selection (Care kV) and automatic tube current modulation (Care Dose 4D) techniques. The information was obtained from a radiation dose monitoring software. Data were analyzed using linear correlation and analysis of variance. Results Most age-wise median CTDIvol (9−27 mGy; 703/705 pediatric head CT, >99 %) from our institution were lower than the European Diagnostic Reference Levels (EDRL, CTDIvol 24−50 mGy) but median DLP (151−586 mGy cm) from 201/705 children (28 %) was higher than the EDRL (DLP 300−650 mGy cm). Unlike the age-stratified EDRL, a combination of automatic tube potential selection and tube current modulation for pediatric head results in a significant linear correlation between radiation doses and patient age (r2 = 0.66, p Conclusions Radiation doses for head CT change linearly with children's age. Despite lower CTDIvol and DLP for most children, longer scan length resulted in higher DLP for some pediatric head CT compared to the corresponding EDRL; this result underscores the need to promote clear guidelines for technologists operating CT. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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