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Study on the Effectiveness of Radiological Technologist's Thyroid Shielding in Pediatric Paranasal Sinus X-ray Examination

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  • Chang-Kyo Kwak (Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital) ;
  • Jeong-Taek Kwon (Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital) ;
  • Kwang-Je Lee (Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital) ;
  • Il-Hwan Bae (Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital) ;
  • Hye-Jung Kim (Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital) ;
  • So-Mi Lee (Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital) ;
  • Do-Byung Rhee (Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital)
  • 곽창교 (칠곡경북대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 권정택 (칠곡경북대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이광제 (칠곡경북대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 배일환 (칠곡경북대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김혜정 (칠곡경북대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이소미 (칠곡경북대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이도병 (칠곡경북대학교병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2024.05.22
  • Accepted : 2024.06.03
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

During paranasal sinus X-ray examinations in children, the radiological technologist's thyroid shield is often not implemented to shorten the examination time. This study measured the radiation exposure before and after the implementation of thyroid shielding by analyzing the difference in radiation exposure, the radiological technologist's could receive depending on the actual thyroid shielding. In the left TLD, when thyroid shielding was not performed(N), the radiation exposure dose(mSv) was 2.869 for the depth dose[Hp(10)] and 2.886 for the surface dose[H(3)], and when thyroid shielding was performed(Y), the Hp(10) was 0.033 and the H(3) was 0.034. In the right TLD, when thyroid shielding was not performed(N), the radiation exposure dose was 3.149 for Hp(10) and 3.137 for H(3), and when thyroid shielding was performed, the Hp(10) of (Y) was 0.013 and the H(3) was 0.015. The differences in the overall exposure dose measurement values are all statistically significant (p<0.05). The difference in radiation dose between when thyroid shielding was not performed and when thyroid shielding was performed was more than 99.2% in both cases, indicating a high radiation shielding rate.

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