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디지털 유방단층촬영의 피폭선량 경감을 위한 수동 촬영조건의 가이드라인 제시

Suggestion of The Manual Exposure Condition Guideline for Reducing Patient Dose in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

  • 홍은애 (고려대학교 구로병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이인자 (동남보건대학교 방사선과)
  • Hong, Eun-Ae (Dept. of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital) ;
  • Lee, In-Ja (Dept. of Radiologic Technology, Dongnam Health University)
  • 투고 : 2016.10.31
  • 심사 : 2016.11.27
  • 발행 : 2016.12.31

초록

유방촬영 시 디지털 유방촬영 후 디지털 유방단층촬영을 한 60명 환자에 대한 촬영 조건을 분석하였다. 그 결과 디지털 유방단층촬영을 한 환자에 대한 피폭선량이 많음을 알았고 그 대책법으로 ACR 팬텀으로 촬영조건을 자동노출조건이 아닌 수동노출조건으로 변경하여 영상의 식별능과 환자피폭선량을 실험하였다. 그 결과 CC(Cranio-Caudal)촬영인 경우 촬영조건 중 kVp는 디지털 유방단층촬영 시 디지털 유방촬영보다 2kVp 높게 설정되어 있었다. 또 mAs는 디지털 유방단층촬영이 55.2% 감소되어 약 60mAs를 주는 것으로 나타났다. 이때 환자의 평균유선선량(AGD)은 디지털 유방촬영에서는 1.65mGy, 디지털 유방단층촬영에서는 1.87mGy로 디지털 유방단층촬영에서 0.22mGy 많이 받는 것으로 나타났다. 팬텀을 이용한 실험에서 kVp는 자동노출조건인 29kVp로 고정하고, mAs을 수동조건으로 감소시키면서 실험한 결과 mAs를 80% 줄여도 영상의 식별능 평가 기준인 10점 이상으로 영향이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이때 평균유선선량(AGD)도 0.66mGy로 줄일 수 있었다. 디지털 유방촬영시행 후 디지털 유방단층촬영 시 자동노출조건을 그대로 적용하기 보다는 수동노출조건으로 mAs조건을 감소 시켰을 때 영상의 진단적 가치를 유지하면서 환자의 피폭선량경감에 효과가 있었다. 최근 디지털 유방단층촬영의 유용성이 높아지고 있는 만큼 본 연구에서 수동촬영조건의 가이드라인을 제시함으로서 진단적 가치를 높임과 동시에 환자피폭선량을 줄일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

The conditions after exposure to digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis were analyzed. The examinations for the ACR phantom were done using manual exposure, not auto exposure, to examine image discrimination and patient dose. As a result, the following results were derived: In the CC exposure, the kVp was 2kVp higher while mAs decreased to 58.6% for the 3D tomography. Such result showed an approximate decrease of 60mAs. At that time, the patients' Average Glandular Dose (AGD) was 1.65mGy in 2D and 1.87mGy in 3D; thus, AGD of 3D was shown to have about 1.13times higher. The result of the manual exposure revealed a reduced mAs of up to 80%; there was no effect in the assessment standard in terms of image discrimination, resulting in more than 10 points. When mAs was reduced to 80% in the manual exposure for ACR phantom, AGD was decreased to 0.66mGy. The diagnostic values of images were maintained and patients dose was reduced in the manual exposure in the AEC condition for 3D. Since the use of 3D has recently increased, using the manual exposure has been recommended in this study to improve the diagnostic value, while, simultaneously reducing patients dose.

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