Radiation dose measurement in gastrointestinal studies
| Autor: | Maisa Mohammed Elzaki, Kiki Theodorou, Abdelmoneim Sulieman, C. Kappas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Contrast Media chemistry.chemical_element Enema Radiation Dosage Effective dose (radiation) Young Adult chemistry.chemical_compound otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Fluoroscopy Computer Simulation Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiometry Barium enema Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Radiation dose Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Barium General Medicine Middle Aged digestive system diseases Barium meal Gastrointestinal Tract Radiographic Image Enhancement Barium sulfate chemistry Barium Sulfate Nuclear medicine business Monte Carlo Method |
| Zdroj: | Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 147:118-121 |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 0144-8420 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/rpd/ncr277 |
| Popis: | Barium studies investigations (barium swallow, barium meal and barium enema) are the basic routine radiological examination, where barium sulphate suspension is introduced to enhance image contrast of gastrointestinal tracts. The aim of this study was to quantify the patients' radiation doses during barium studies and to estimate the organ equivalent dose and effective dose with those procedures. A total of 33 investigations of barium studies were measured by using thermoluminescence dosemeters. The result showed that the patient entrance surface doses were 12.6 ± 10, 44.5 ± 49 and 35.7 ± 50 mGy for barium swallow, barium meal, follow through and enema, respectively. Effective doses were 0.2, 0.35 and 1.4 mSv per procedure for barium swallow, meal and enema respectively. Radiation doses were comparable with the previous studies. A written protocol for each procedure will reduce the inter-operator variations and will help to reduce unnecessary exposure. |
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