• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2012

There are AEC mode and fix mode to exposure when the whole spine antero-posterior radiography is done by using DR equipment. This study compared the utility of fix mode to AEC mode, by evaluating organ dose and effective dose and by examining the quality of radiographic image. GE DEFINIUM 8000 and ART-200X Rando Phantom manufactured by Flukebiometical were used for this study. The Rando phantom was set in front of wall detector of X-rays equipment. AEC mode was set at 80kVp and Fix mode was set at 80kVp, 25mAs, 32mAs, 40mAs, and 50mAs. Whole spine AP image were aquired by combining C, T-L and L-S spine images obtained through 3 exposures. When obtaining C, T-L and L-S spine images, were checked for Air kerma (mGy) value calculated by UNFORS Xi meter attached at the phantom surface of center of radiation field. The effective and organ doses were compared by PCXMC program (PC-Based Monte Carlo Program). The quality of obtained radiographic image was evaluated visually by 3 radiologists using resolution chart. When the effective doses was calculated based on tissue weighting factor of ICRP-103, 1.278mSv was measured by AEC mode, and Fix mode measured 0.405mSv at 25mAs, 0.518mSv at 32mAs, 0.649mSv at 40mAs, and 0.810mSv at 50mAS. In addition, the organ dose measured with esposure at 25mAs by Fix mode was almost equivalent to the organ dose by AEC mode, at the esophagus, thyroid, oral mucosa, salivaly glands located at the cervical spine part, while the organ dose by Fix mode was in general lower than the organ dose by AEC mode at the other organs. When Fix mode at 32mAs, 40mAs, and 50mAs was compared to AEC mode for organ dose in 26 organs, AEC mode had higher measurement in 21 organs but not for than brain, trachea, thyroid, oral mucosa, and salivaly glands which are located at the cervical spine part. The image quality evaluated by resolution test chart was much higher with AEC mode than the quality with Fix mode at all exposure conditions. However, while the image quality of cervical spine exposured at 50mAs by Fix mode was lower than the quality of AEC mode, thoraco-lumbar spine and lumbo-sacral spine were calculated and the quality was similar to AEC mode. Scoliosis occurs mainly at thoraco-lumbar and lumbo-sacral spine, not at cervical spine. Compared to AEC mode, Using the appropriate protocol (80kVp, 50mAs) of fix mode for whole spine AP radiography was thought to be useful because the image quality of the thoraco-lumar and lumbo-sacral spine was similar on AEC mode, Also organ and effective doses can be decreased with Fix mode. Therefore, It is considered that fix mode can be used properly with AEC mode for whole spine AP radiography when considering patient's body posture.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2009

흉부 DR 촬영 시 적당한 촬영조건을 알아보기 위해 C-D phantom을 이용한 영상의 평가를 식별능과 입상성 및 선량의 관계로 알아본 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 환자 입사선량(ESE)은 관전압이 증가됨에 따라 감소되었다. 2. 노출조건 중 관전압 변화에 따른 C-D phantom의 식별능은 110 kVp에서 가장 잘 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 3. 노출비(mAs) 변화에 따른 식별능은 낮은 노출비(0.5배)에서는 90 kVp에서 가장 잘 보였으며, 노출비가 (1.5배)인 경우 110 kVp에서 가장 잘 보임을 알 수 있었고, 노출을 많이 했을 때가 식별이 잘 됨을 알 수 있었다. 4. 관전압 110 kVp에서 노출비에 따른 입상성은 1.5배일 때가 가장 좋으며, 노출비 1.5배일 때 관전압 변화 시 입상성은 110 kVp일 때가 가장 좋다. 따라서 환자의 피폭선량(Detector에 입사되는 선량은 동일)은 kVp 증가 시 작으며, 적당한 kVp는 110, 선량비는 1.0배에 비해 1.5배로 양을 많이 주었을 때가 식별이 잘 되었고, 입상성 또한 노출비가 1.5배일 때 좋으며 관전압은 110 kVp일 때가 좋았다. 그러나 노출비를 많이 주면 환자가 받는 선량이 증가됨으로 본 연구에 의하면, 노출조건을 신중히 설정하여야 할 것이다.