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A Survey on the Radiation Exposure Doses Reduction Plan through Dose Index Analysis in the Pediatric Brain Computed Tomography

소아 두부 컴퓨터단층촬영검사에서 선량지표 분석을 통한 방사선 피폭선량 감소 방안에 대한 연구

  • Kim, Hyeon-Jin (Department of Biomedical Health Science, Graduate School of Dongeui University) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Yeong (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) ;
  • Im, In-Chul (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) ;
  • Yu, Yun-Sik (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University)
  • 김현진 (동의대학교 대학원 보건의과학과) ;
  • 이효영 (동의대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 임인철 (동의대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 유윤식 (동의대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2016.02.18
  • Accepted : 2016.04.25
  • Published : 2016.04.30

Abstract

In this study, the proposal to seek ways to reduce the amount of radiation is drawn by comparing and analyzing CT Dose Index(CTDI) on the pediatric head CT which was performed at the busan regional hospitals, to the national diagnostic reference levels. As a result, it was appeared to exceed the amount of the dose recommendation in order of hospital, general hospital and senior general hospital in the hospital-specific classification and from 2 to 5 year, from 1 month to 1 year and from 6 to 10 year in the age-specific classification. In addition, the amount of the dose recommendation was exceed in order of helical, axial and volume in the scan-specific classification. As the results of the scan range reset to match the diagnostic reference level, the dose reduction showed 11.68%, 15.79% and 20.66% in senior general hospital, general hospital and hospital respectively. In the results of analysing patient average scan ranges which does not deviate from the guideline of patient dose recommendation, there was age of 1 month to 1 year, 2 to 5 year and 6 to 10 year of $03.2{\pm}11.8mm$, $110.5{\pm}14.5mm$, and $117.8{\pm}17.2mm$ respectively.

본 연구에서는 소아 두부 CT 검사에 있어서 피폭 방사선량을 경감할 수 있는 방법을 모색하고자 부산지역 병원들에서 시행된 년 간 소아 두부 CT 검사에 대한 CT 선량지표(CTDI)를 국내 진단참고준위와 비교하여 분석함으로써 제안점을 도출하고자 하였다. 결과적으로 병원별 분류에서는 병원, 종합병원, 상급종합병원 순으로 권고량이 초과하는 것으로 나타났으며 연령별 분류에서는 2-5세 이하, 1개월-1세 이하, 6-10세 이하 순으로 권고량이 초과하는 것으로 나타났다. 스캔방식별 분류에서는 Helical, Axial, Volume방식 순으로 권고량이 초과하고 있었으며 스캔범위를 진단참고준위에 맞게 재설정한 결과 상급종합병원에서 재설정으로 인한 감소율은 11.68%, 종합병원에서 15.79%, 병원에서 20.66%로 초과율이 높게 나타났다. 그리고 환자선량 권고량 가이드라인을 벗어나지 않는 환자의 평균 스캔범위의 분석결과 1개월-1세 이하에서 $103.2{\pm}11.8mm$, 2-5세 이하에서 $110.5{\pm}14.5mm$, 6-10세 이하에서는 $117.8{\pm}17.2mm$로 나타났다.

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