• Title/Summary/Keyword: Dose area product (DAP)

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Comparisons and Measurements the Dose Value Using the Semiconductor Dosimeter and Dose Area Product Dosimeter in Skull, Chest and Abdomen (두개부, 흉부, 복부검사 시 반도체 선량계와 면적 선량계를 이용한 선량 값의 측정 및 비교)

  • Kim, Ki-Won;Son, Jin-Hyun
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.101-106
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    • 2015
  • Recently, There has been a growing interests in exposure dose to the patient who take a examination using radiation. The radiological technologists should be concerned about the exposure dose to patients and make an efforts to reduce the patient dose without decreasing the image quality. In the case of foreign, the exposure dose of general X-ray examination have been managed by standard value of exposure dose using dose area product (DAP) and entrance surface dose (ESD) dosimeter. This study is to compare DAP and ESD in skull anterior posterior (AP), chest posterior anterior (PA), and abdomen AP projections of phantom by using DAP and ESD dosimeter. In the results, there were no differences between DAP and ESD dosimeter.

Evaluation of Radiation Dose according to Aneurysm Size and Location during Cerebral Aneurysm Coil Embolization (뇌동맥류 코일 색전술 시술 시 동맥류 크기 및 위치에 따른 방사선량 평가)

  • An, Hyun
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.45 no.5
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    • pp.407-412
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    • 2022
  • Cerebral aneurysm coil embolization has the advantages of accurate, low patient burden, and fast recovery time, but efforts are needed to reduce dose due to the burden of exposure radiation dose during interventional procedures. In this study, the area dose product(DAP/Gy·cm2) and fluoro time(min) according to the size of the aneurysm and the location of aneurysm were investigated according to insurance recognition regulations aneurysm classification cerebral aneurysm coil embolization. According to the research method, classification according to the size and location of the aneurysm is first, the size of the aneurysm is divided into less than 4mm, more than 4mm to less than 8mm, and more than 8mm, and second, the dose to the area based on the location site (DAP/Gy·cm2) and fluoro time(min) based on the location site were observed. As a result, the location of the cerebral aneurysm procedure was found to be the Paraclinoid site. During cerebral aneurysm coil embolization, the area dose was 107 Gy·cm2 and fluoro time was 47.41 minutes, showing lower results than domestic studies, and when comparing the area dose product with foreign studies, the area dose product results were similar to that of Turkey and Saudi Arabia. It is expected that it can be used as an objective analysis indicator to establish diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) and patient radiation defense guidelines according to the size of cerebral aneurysm and location of cerebral aneurysm procedures during interventional procedures.

Estimation of Absorbed Dose for Anterior and Posterior Organs with Body Mass Index in Standing Whole Spine Examination (Standing Whole Spine 검사 시 체질량지수 (BMI)에 따른 전방 및 후방장기의 흡수선량 평가)

  • Shim, Ji Na;Lee, Yong-Gu;Lee, Youngjin
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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    • v.53 no.12
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    • pp.147-151
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    • 2016
  • Automatic exposure control (AEC) is frequently used in many hospitals for Standing Whole Spine examination which is able to control radiation dose with respect to the body type such as body mass index (BMI) and we can measure dose area product (DAP) based on respective patient information. However, few studies have been conducted organ absorbed dose evaluation based on location of patient organ. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships between BMI and organ absorbed dose along with location of patient organ. For that purpose, we calculated absorbed dose with selected 5 patient organ (thyroid, breast, heart, kidney, and pancreas) using a PCXMC simulation tool with measured DAP. According to the results, measured DAP increases with BMI and organ absorbed dose decreases with BMI in anterior organs such as thyroid, breast, and heart. On the other hand, there is no correlation between organ absorbed dose and BMI in posterior organs such as kidney and pancreas. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that the radiation effects are different with respect to BMI and location of patient organ in Standing Whole Spine examination.

Performance Evaluation of Domestic Prototype Dose Area Product Meter SFT-1 (국산 프로토타입 면적선량계 SFT-1의 성능평가)

  • Lee, Ho-Sun;Han, Seong-Gyu;Roh, Young-Hoon;Lim, Hyun-Jong;Kim, Jung-Min;Kim, Jong-Uk;Chae, Hyun-Sik;Yoon, Yong-Su
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.435-441
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    • 2016
  • The importance of radiation dose display of medical X-ray equipment was emphasized, while third edition of IEC(International Electrotechnical Commission) 60601 started to apply. The existing medical X-ray equipment selected a method for attaching the DAP(Dose Area Product) meter when the dose display. However, because the DAP meter was dependent on all of the income, And it did not yet produced in Korea. So, we received the support of Seoul R&BD Program(Grants No. C1152055) to produce DAP meter prototype of the Domestically technology. In this study, the performance of this prototype was evaluated by comparing the German company's product Evaluation item was an electronic capture performance, radiation dose dependence, radiation quality dependence, energy transmittance, repeatability, light transmittance of 6 entries. And IEC 60580 was based on this evaluation. Evaluation results were electronic capture performance intrinsic error 9.5%, radiation dose dependence limits of variation 1%, repeatability coefficient of variation 2%, energy transmittance 91% each assessment was passed. However radiation quality dependence limits of variation 29%, light transmittance 55% was less than acceptance criteria.

Calibration Examination of Dose Area Product Meters using X-ray (X선을 이용한 면적선량계의 교정 연구)

  • Jung, Jae Eun;Won, Do-Yeon;Jung, Hong-Moon;Kweon, Dae Cheol
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 2017
  • We measured the absorbed dose and the area dose using an ionization chamber type of area dose product (DAP) meter and measured the calibration factor in the X-ray examination. In the indirect dose measurement method, the detector was installed in the radiation part of the X-ray equipment, and the measured value was calculated as the dose at the exposure part. The instrument used to calculate the calibration factor was an X-ray equipment (DK-550R / F, DongKang Medical Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea). The calibration method for the calibration factor was to connect the DAP meter (PD-8100, Toreck Co. Ltd., Japan) to the calibration dosimeter tube voltage of 70 kV, tube current of 500 mA, 0.158 sec. The reference dosimeter used a semiconductor (DOSIMAX plus A, Scanditronix, $Wellh{\ddot{o}}fer$, Germany). After installing the DAP meter on the front of the multi-collimator of the ionization chamber, the calibration factor of the dosimeter was obtained using the reference dosimeter for accurate dose measurement. Experimental exposure values and values from the calibration dosimeter were calculated by multiplying each calibration factor. The calibration factor was calculated as 1.045. In order to calculate the calibration coefficient according to the tube voltage in the ionization type DAP dosimeter, the absorbed dose and the area dose were calculated and the calibration factor was calculated. The corrective area dose was calculated by calculating the calibration factor of the DAP meter.

Development of Enhanced DAP(Dose Area Product) (성능이 향상된 면적선량계(DAP) 개발)

  • Lee, Young-Ji;Lee, Sang-Heon;Lee, Seung-Ho
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.739-742
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, we propose enhanced DAP(Dose Area Product). The development of enhanced DAP proposed in this paper has optimized the area dose meter that was developed previously. The development of enhanced DAP performed Optimized design of charge integrator and ADC circuit, optimization of line transceiver for RS-485 communication, optimization of display circuit, and optimization of PC-based control program for interlocking and aging. As a result of evaluating the performance of the proposed system in an accredited testing laboratory, Radiation dose dependence and Radiation quality dependence were measured to be 4.2%, which is below ${\pm}15%$ of international standard. Energy range/Tube voltage was confirmed in the range of 30~150kV. The sensitivity difference between sensor field and sensor field area dose sensitivity was measured to be 4.3%, and it was confirmed that it operates normally under ${\pm}15%$ of international standard. In order to measure the reproducibility of the area dosimeter, it was confirmed that it was 0% and it was operated normally at less than 2% of IEC60580 recommendation. Digital resolution was confirmed to be a minimum unit of $0.01{\mu}Gy{\cdot}m^2$ within the error range for the reference dose per hour.

Investigation of Tube Voltage Range using Dose Comparison based on Effective Detector Exposure Index in Chest Radiography (흉부 X-ray 검사 시 선량 비교를 활용한 유효 Detector Exposure Index 기반의 적절한 관전압 범위 제안)

  • Shim, Jina;Lee, Youngjin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.139-145
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    • 2021
  • This study is to confirm the range of tube voltage for Chest X-ray in DR system by comparing with dose area product (DAP) and effective dose in efficient detector exposure index (DEI) range. GE definium 8000 was used to for the phantom study. The range of tube voltage is 60~130 kVp and of mAs is 2.5~40 mAs. The acquired images were classified into efficient DEI groups, then calculated effective dose with DAP by using a PC-Based Monte Carlo Program 2.0. The signal to noise ratio (SNR) was measured at 4 regions, including the thoracic spine, the lung area with the ribs, the lung area without the ribs, and the liver by using Picture Archiving and Communication System. The significance of the group for each tube voltage was verified by performing the kruskal-wallis test and the mann-whitney test as a post-test. When set to 4 groups dependned on the tube voltage, DAP showed significant differences; 60 kVp and 80 kVp, and 60 kVp and 90 kVp (p= 0.034, 0.021). Effective dose exhibited no statistically significant differences from the all of the group (p>0.05). SNR exhibited statistically significant differences from the all of the group in the liver except compared to 80 kVp and 90 kVp (p<0.05). Therefore, high tube voltages of 100 kVp or more need to be reconsidered in terms of patient dose and imaging in order to represent an appropriate chest X-ray image in a digital system.

The Evaluation of Patients' Radiation Dose During TACE of Interventional Radiology (TACE의 중재적 시술시 환자의 피폭선량 평가)

  • Lee, Seung-Youl;Lim, Hyun-Soo;Han, Man-Seok
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.209-214
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    • 2011
  • Goal of this study was to measure effective radiation dose of highly exposed patients who were treated by TACE, interventional radiology from June to September 2010. The effective radiation dose was approximately measured by weighted DAP (dose area product) with the ionization chamber which is inserted in angiography equiment (Philips Allura Xper FD 20). Radiation dose was measured by TLD which was attached to patients' thyroid and genital gland. The average of ED (effective dose) was 18.43${\pm}$6.63 mSv per person and the average of radiation dose of thyroid and genital gland was 0.37 mSv, 0.77 mSv, respectively. The mean radiation dose of operators who wear the protector was 0.07 mSv for thyroid, and 0.01 mSv for genital gland, respectively. All staffs involved in TACE treatment, have to keep them aware and use the appropriate protectors to reduce the radiation dose of patient.

Comparison of Image Quality and Effective Dose by Additional Filtration on Digital Chest Tomosynthesis (Digital Chest Tomosynthesis에서 부가필터에 따른 화질 및 유효선량)

  • Kim, Kye-Sun;Kim, Sungchul
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.347-353
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to suggest proper additional filtration by comparisons patient dose and image quality among additional filters in digital chest tomosynthesis (DTS). We measured the effective dose, dose area product (DAP) by changing thickness of Cu, Al and Ni filter to compare image quality by CD curve and SNR, CNR. Cu, Al and Ni exposure dose were similar thickness 0.3 mm, 3 mm and 0.3 mm respectively. The exposure dose using filter was decreased average about 33.1% than non filter. The DAP value of 0.3 mm Ni were decreased 72.9% compared to non filter and the lowest dose among 3 filter. The effective dose of 0.3 mm Ni were decreased 48% compared to 0.102 mSv effective dose of non filter. At the result of comparison of image quality through CD curve there were similar aspect graph among Cu, Al and Ni. SNR was decreased average 19.07%, CNR was average decreased 18.17% using 3 filters. In conclusion, Ni filtration was considered to be most suitable when considered comprehensive thickness, character, sort of filter, dose reduction and image quality evaluation in DTS.

Prediction of Entrance Surface Dose in Chest Digital Radiography (흉부 디지털촬영에서 입사표면선량 예측)

  • Lee, Won-Jeong;Jeong, Sun-Cheol
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.573-579
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is predicted easily the entrance surface dose (ESD) in chest digital radiography. We used two detector type such as flat-panel detector (FP) and IP (Imaging plate detector). ESD was measured at each exposure condition combined tube voltage with tube current using dosimeter, after attaching on human phantom, it was repeated 3 times. Phantom images were evaluated independently by three chest radiologists after blinding image. Dose-area product (DAP) or exposure index (EI) was checked by Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) header on phantom images. Statistical analysis was performed by the linear regression using SPSS ver. 19.0. ESD was significant difference between FP and IP($85.7{\mu}Gy$ vs. $124.6{\mu}Gy$, p=0.017). ESD was positively correlated with image quality in FP as well as IP. In FP, adjusted R square was 0.978 (97.8%) and linear regression model was $ESD=0.407+68.810{\times}DAP$. DAP was 4.781 by calculating the $DAP=0.021+0.014{\times}340{\mu}Gy$. In IP, adjusted R square was 0.645 (64.5%) and linear regression model was $ESD=-63.339+0.188{\times}EI$. EI was 1748.97 by calculating the $EI=565.431+3.481{\times}340{\mu}Gy$. In chest digital radiography, the ESD can be easily predicted by the DICOM header information.