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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.5.2278

The Effects of a Thyroid Shield Made of a Tissue-Equivalent Material on the Reduction of the Thyroid Exposure Dose in Panoramic Radiography  

Lee, Hye-Lim (Department of Dental Radiology, Yonsei University Dental Hospital)
Kim, Hyun-Yung (Department of Dental Radiology, Yonsei University Dental Hospital)
Choi, Hyung-Wook (Department of Dental Radiology, Yonsei University Dental Hospital)
Lee, Hye-Mi (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Severance Hospital of Yonsei University Health System)
Lim, Chang-Seon (Department of Radiological Science, Konyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.5, 2012 , pp. 2278-2284 More about this Journal
Abstract
Exposure-dose reducing effect was measured by using bolus, a tissue-equivalent material as a shield to obtain useful diagnostic images while minimizing the radiation exposure of thyroid which is highly sensitive to radiation during panoramic radiography. The experiment was performed within the period of 1 June 2001 through 30 June 2011 by measuring entrance surface dose and deep dose at the thyroid-corresponding site of a head and neck phantom. As a result, the entrance surface dose in the thyroid for using no shield was 43.84 ${\mu}Gy$ on the average, and the thyroid shield of bolus 10 mm in thickness reduced the dose by 15.45 ${\mu}Gy$(35.24%) to 28.39 ${\mu}Gy$ on the average. The use of a 20 mm thyroid shield resulted in the dose of 25.38 ${\mu}Gy$ on the average, a 18.46 ${\mu}Gy$(42.10%) drop from 43.84 ${\mu}Gy$ for using no shield. On the site 20 mm below the surface, a thyroid shield 10 mm in thickness had no dose-reducing effect, while a 20 mm thyroid shield reduced the dose by 0.06 mSv(20%).
Keywords
A thyroid shield; Bolus; Dose-reducing effects;
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