• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.197-203
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• 2024

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.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.173-181
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to reduce dose while maintaining image quality during digital radiographic examination of paranasal sinus by using the automatic exposure control (AEC) system. The tube voltage was set as six stages that increased by about 10 kVp to 70 kVp, 81 kVp, 90 kVp, 102 kVp, 109 kVp and 117 kVp. And then the AEC system conditions were consisted of 9 setting environments, that change mode of the sensitivity (S200, S400, S800) and the density (+2.5, 0, -2.5). We measured automatically exposed tube current (mAs) under 54 conditions with combined these, and assessed SNR and PSNR through the acquired images. In addition, four radiologists performed a qualitative assessment of the acquired images for each combination on a five-point scale of the Likert. As a result, the lowest dose and the highest values of SNR and PSNR in images with a qualitative assessment more than 4 point were the AEC control factors of 90 kVp, S800, D2.5. We applied this condition to the clinical trial, it showed an effect of 83.1% reduction in exposure radiation dose (mR). Therefore, AEC system could be used as dose reduction technology if it understood and used related regulatory factors and physical characteristics.