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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2019.13.2.147

Reduction of Radiation Exposure Dose of Eyeball and Thyroid for Chest and Abdomen CT Scan  

Lee, Jun Seok (Department of Radiological Science, The Graduate School of Daegu Catholic University)
Chon, Kwon Su (Department of Radiological Science, The Graduate School of Daegu Catholic University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.13, no.2, 2019 , pp. 147-151 More about this Journal
Abstract
In chest and abdomen CT scans, the radiation exposure doses by scattering lines were measured at the eyeball and thyroid. Radiation exposure was investigated by using shielding devices. The chest and abdomen CT scan protocols used in the real examination were applied to measure and compare radiation doses before and after the use of shielding devices at the eyeball and the thyroid. The radiaton doses were measured with OSLD dosimeters. Barium, tungsten sheets, goggles and neck shields were used to protect the scattered X-ray. The chest CT scans showed respectively 3.01 mSv and 6.21 mSv at the eyeball and the thyroid by the scattered X-ray. The abdomen CT scans showed 0.55 mSv and 3.22 mSv for the eyeball and the thyroid respectively. Barium and tungsten sheets had 11% to 13% protection rates at the eyeball and the thyroid for chest CT scan, and 34% to 49% reduction in radiation dose for the abdomen CT scan. Because of the significant radiation dose, which causes cataracts and thyroid cancer by the repeated and continuous radiation exposure, for the chest and the abdomen CT scans, it is required to use shielding devices to reduce radiation dose for examinations.
Keywords
CT; Dose; Scattered Ray; Shielding Sheet;
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