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Study on Shielding using CT Contrast Medium

CT 조영제를 이용한 차폐체에 대한 연구

  • Gang, Heon-Hyo (Department of Radiological Science, Collage of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Hyun (Department of Radiological Science, Collage of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan)
  • 강헌효 (부산가톨릭대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 김동현 (부산가톨릭대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2018.08.09
  • Accepted : 2018.10.31
  • Published : 2018.10.31
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Abstract

Currently, shields for shielding medical radiation during medical examinations in the medical environment are lead robe and lead glass. Lead, the main component of this shielding, has limitations in lead poisoning and light weight, and high price. Iodine, which is used as contrast medium instead of lead shield, is expected to be effective as a shield because it has radiation absorbing properties. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of shielding by using acrylic plate filled with CT contrast agent for clinical use instead of conventional lead glass. As a result, it was found that the acrylic plate filled with the CT contrast agent showed a shielding effect of 7 times or more when the scattering ray dose was not shielded. Therefore, CT contrast agent composed of iodine is expected to be used as a shield instead of conventional lead glass.

현재 의료환경에서 영상의학 검사 시 의료 방사선을 차폐하기 위한 차폐체는 납가운, 납유리가 대부분이다. 이러한 차폐체의 주성분인 납은 납중독과 경량화의 한계, 고가라는 제한점이 있다. 납차폐체 대신 대체 물질로 조영제로 쓰이고 있는 요오드 성분은 방사선을 흡수하는 특성을 지니고 있어 차폐체로써 효과가 있을 것이라 예측하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 투시 검사 시 기존의 납유리 대신 임상에서 사용하고 남은 CT 조영제로 채워진 아크릴판을 이용하여 차폐유무를 평가 하였다. 그 결과 산란선 선량 평가 시 차폐를 하지 않았을 때 보다 CT조영제로 채워진 아크릴판은 7배 이상 차폐효과가 나타났다. 따라서 기존의 납유리 대신 요오드 성분으로 이루어진 CT 조영제가 차폐체로써 활용될 것이라 기대된다.

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