A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Radiation dose estimation in computed tomography examinations using NRPB-SR250 software in a retrospective analysis of a patient population
Authors: Salminen E, Niiniviita H, Kulmala J, Maattanen H, Jarvinen H
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Publication year: 2012
Journal: Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Journal name in source: RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY
Journal acronym: RADIAT PROT DOSIM
Volume: 152
Issue: 4
First page : 328
Last page: 333
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 0144-8420
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncs065
Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) imaging contributes to a major part of medical radiation exposure. With regard to patients safety, frequent CT examinations (CTEs) performed on the same patient are of particular concern. Tools for tracking the individual patient radiation exposure history and cumulative dose assessment may become important. Here, the applicability of the NRPB-SR250 software was assessed in a retrospective analysis of radiation doses from CTE made consecutively in male patients. Most of the examinations focused on the abdomen or the whole body. The mean number of CTs per patient was 6.8. Significant cumulative effective doses were observed: 76 (66 ) patients received an effective dose higher than 50 mSv, while the maximum was approximate to 280 mSv. A more than 3-fold effective dose difference was observed between scanners, depending on the scanning protocols. The NRPB-SR250 software proved to be a robust tool for the assessment of organ doses and the effective radiation dose from CT, while challenges were encountered in finding the precise imaging data in retrospective protocols.
Computed tomography (CT) imaging contributes to a major part of medical radiation exposure. With regard to patients safety, frequent CT examinations (CTEs) performed on the same patient are of particular concern. Tools for tracking the individual patient radiation exposure history and cumulative dose assessment may become important. Here, the applicability of the NRPB-SR250 software was assessed in a retrospective analysis of radiation doses from CTE made consecutively in male patients. Most of the examinations focused on the abdomen or the whole body. The mean number of CTs per patient was 6.8. Significant cumulative effective doses were observed: 76 (66 ) patients received an effective dose higher than 50 mSv, while the maximum was approximate to 280 mSv. A more than 3-fold effective dose difference was observed between scanners, depending on the scanning protocols. The NRPB-SR250 software proved to be a robust tool for the assessment of organ doses and the effective radiation dose from CT, while challenges were encountered in finding the precise imaging data in retrospective protocols.
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