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Entrance Skin Dose and Image Quality Evaluation According to Use Grid Radiography for the Extremity in FPD System  

Lee, In-Ja (Department of Radiologic Technology, Dongnam Health University)
Yeo, Young-Bok (Department of Radiologic Technology, Dongnam Health University)
Lee, Tae-Sung (Department of Radiotechnology, Chung-ang University hospital)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.33, no.4, 2010 , pp. 341-348 More about this Journal
Abstract
By accessing the current status of FPD system use in the hospitals located in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province as well as the entrance skin dose and the image quality evaluation realized by C-D Phantom, and the image assessment by the medical professionals regarding the radiography for the extremity, the following results were derived. 1. According to the evaluation made in the actual use of FPD system (12 machines), the grid ratio varied from 8:1 to 13:1, and 6 machines used the grid ratio with 12:1, realizing the largest number. Among the machines, there were 8 machines that allowed a removable grid while 3 machines did use a removable grid (25.0%). 2. When it came to the equipments used for the experiment, it showed that the amount of the entrance skin dose increased from 4.13 times up to 4.79 times with the grid use. 3. The difference in the entrance skin dose depending on the changes in the exposure condition(0.5times or 2.0times) was not significantly different regardless of the patients' thickness. 4. In terms of the image quality depending on C-D Phantom, the grid use was distinguished well. However, the images were well distinguishable as the exposure condition got increased. 5. In the clinical assessment, the grid use was less effective for the Hand PA, which was considered to shoot a thin body part. It was evaluated that the grid use was preferred for the Knee AP, which was shooting for a relatively thick body part. Nonetheless, 3 out of 5 people said that they would not use the grid if the entrance skin dose to reduced.
Keywords
FPD System; C-D Phantom; entrance skin dose; grid ratio; image quality evaluation;
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