• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.299-308
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 주요 중재적 시술을 시행 받는 환자를 대상으로 각 시술 당 환자의 피폭선량을 측정 및 평가하여, 우리나라 환자들이 중재적 시술을 시행 받을 때에 받게 되는 방사선 피폭의 위험도를 평가하고, 중재적 방사선 시술 시 환자 피폭선량에 대한 기준 선량 권고안을 마련하며, 환자의 피폭선량을 감소시킬 수 있는 방안을 모색하는데 있다. 각국의 중재적 방사선 분야에서의 환자 피폭선량을 조사하였고, 주요 병원에서 대표적인 중재적 시술을 대상으로 각 시술 당 환자가 받게 되는 피폭선량을 주요 신체 부위에 부착한 열형광선량계(TLD) chip을 이용하여 측정하였고, 혈관조영장비에서 얻어지는 면적선량(dose area product ; DAP)값을 이용하여 유효선량(effective dose; ED)을 측정하였다. 중재적 방사선분야에서의 환자 피폭선량과 관련된 연구와 자료는 진단 방사선 영역과는 달리 상당히 적은편이었다. 이번 연구에서 TACE의 평균 ED는 25.19 mSv로 나타났다. 다른 나라에 비해 높은 편은 아니지만, 몇 달 간격으로 반복적으로 시행 받아야 하는 시술의 특성상 누적선량(cumulative dose)에 주의를 기울일 필요가 있다. TACE의 평균 표면입사선량(ESD)은 511.75 mGy로 비교적 안전한 편이나, 최대 ESD는 4,346 mGy까지 측정되어 시간이 오래 걸리는 일부 TACE 시술에서는 결정적 효과에 대해서도 시술자의 주의가 필요하다. AVF 시술과 PTBD의 평균 ED는 각각 0.28 mSv와 4.8 mSv로 비교적 낮은 수준의 환자 피폭선량을 보였다. TFCA의 경우 평균 ED는 22.6 mSv로 다른 나라에 비해 상대적으로 높은 환자 피폭선량을 보였다. GDC embolization의 경우 대부분의 병원에서 DAP값이 지원되지 않는 구형장비를 사용하는 관계로, 이번 연구에서는 ED값을 구하지 못하였다. 하지만 평균 51.1분의 투시시간과 평균 2,264 mGy의 높은 ESD를 보이고 있어, ED 역시 상당히 높으리라 예상되며, 이에 대한 추가연구가 필요하다. 또한 TFCA와 GDC embolization을 병행하여 시행하는 경우 약 3 Gy의 선량이 피폭되므로 방사선으로 인한 장해를 방지하기 위해서 조사야를 변경하여 시술하는 것을 권고한다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2023

Interventional cardiology procedures can involve relatively high radiation doses compared to conventional radiography. During CAG, CAG + PCI and PCI the same area is exposed to radiation for a long period. In this study, radiation exposure data of 421 examinations in Gyeongsang area were collected, and the DRLs and ADs in actual medical practice for three types of interventional cardiology procedures in Korea were established. In CAG 286 case, 75th percentile DRLs and ADs of the total DAP were 55.89 Gy·cm² and 37.47 Gy·cm² , respectively. In CAG + PCI 92 case, those values were 222.84 Gy·cm² and 117.51 Gy·cm² respectively. In PCI 43 case, those values were 198.73 Gy·cm² and 120.13 Gy·cm² respectively. In this study, for the first time, the diagnostic reference level of interventional cardiology procedures in Gyeongsang area were established. Using the diagnostic reference level of interventional cardiology procedures derived from this study, it will help to identify and improve the level of exposure dose in the region and country.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2016

심장혈관 조영술과 인터벤션은 현대 성인병의 증가로 급격히 증가하고 있다. 심장혈관 인터벤션은 장시간 동일 부위에 방사선을 조사하는 검사로 방사선으로 인한 피부상해를 일으킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 의료기관의 심장혈관 인터벤션의 진단참조준위를 조사하여 환자의 피폭선량을 감소시키는 도구로 사용하고자 한다. 본 연구는 147명의 환자에서 심장혈관 조영술과 인터벤션을 대상으로 누적 투시시간, 누적 투시면적선량, 영상촬영을 위한 면적선량, 누적 면적선량, 공기커마, 동영상 수, 총 영상 수에 대한 정보를 획득하여 진단참조준위를 설정하였다. 심장혈관 조영술의 진단참조준위와 인터벤션의 진단참조준위에 해당하는 면적선량 값은 각각 $44.4 Gy{\cdot}cm2$와 $298.6Gy{\cdot}cm2$로 나타났고 투시시간에 대한 진단참조준위는 각각 191.5 sec와 1935.3 sec로 나타났다. 진단참조준위는 반드시 넘으면 안 되는 값은 아니다. 하지만 진단참조준위를 제정하여 의료 기관에서 사용하고 있는 선량의 참조 값을 설정하고 이를 검토하는 과정은 환자의 불필요한 피폭선량을 감소시키는데 기여할 것이다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.166-169
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• 2016

Afferent loop obstruction following gastrectomy is a rare but fatal complication. Clinical features of afferent loop obstruction are mainly gastrointestinal symptoms. A 56-year-old female underwent radical total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy for treatment of advanced gastric cancer. After fourteen months postoperatively, she showed gradual development of edema of both legs. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed disease progression at the jejunojejunostomy site and consequent dilated afferent loop, which resulted in inferior vena cava (IVC) compression. A drainage catheter was placed percutaneously into the afferent loop through the intrahepatic duct and an IVC filter was placed at the suprarenal IVC, and self-expanding metal stents were inserted into bilateral common iliac veins. With these procedures, sympotms related with afferent loop obstruction and deep vein thrombosis were improved dramatically. The follow-up abdominal CT scan was taken 3 weeks later and revealed the completely decompressed afferent loop and improved IVC patency. Surgical treatment should be considered as the first choice for afferent loop obstruction; however, because it is more immediate and less invasive, non-surgical modalities, such as percutaneous catheter drainage or stent placement, can be effective alternatives for inoperable cases or risky patients who have severe medical comorbidities.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2022

In order to overcome the image quality limitations of the conventional C-arm, a flat panel detector (FPD) is used to enhance spatial resolution, detective quantum efficiency, frame rate, and dynamic range. Three-dimensional (3D) visualized information can be obtained from C-arm computed tomography (CT) equipped with an FPD, which can reduce patient discomfort and provide various medical information to health care providers by conducting procedures in the interventional procedure room without moving the patient to the CT scan room. Unlike a conventional C-arm device, a C-arm CT requires different basic safety and essential performance evaluation criteria; therefore, in this study, basic safety and essential performance evaluation criteria to protect patients, medical staff, and radiologists were derived based on International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) standards in Korea, and the rules on the installation and operation of special medical equipment in Korea. As a result of the study, six basic safety evaluation criteria related to electrical and mechanical radiation safety (leakage current, collision protection, emergency stopping device, overheating, recovery management, and ingress of water or particulate matter into medical electrical (ME) equipment and ME systems: footswitches) and 14 essential performance evaluation criteria (accuracy of tube voltage, accuracy of tube current, accuracy of loading time, accuracy of current time product, reproducibility of radiation output, linearity and consistency in radiography, half layer value in X-ray equipment, focal size and collimator, relationship between X-ray field and image reception area, consistency of light irradiation versus X-ray irradiation, performance of the mechanical device, focal spot to skin distance accuracy, image quality evaluation, and technical characteristic of cone-beam computed tomography) were selected for a total of 20 criteria.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.313-320
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• 2022

Both angiography and interventional procedures accompanied by angiography provide many diagnostic and therapeutic benefits to patients and are rapidly increasing. However, unlike general radiography or computed tomography using the same X-ray, the amount of radiation is quite high, but the dose range can vary considerably for each patient and operator. The high sensitivity of the lens to radiation during cerebral angiography and neurointervention is already well known, and although there are many related studies, it is insufficient to easily reduce radiation in diagnosis and treatment. In this situation, in particular, by adding three-dimensional rotational angiography (3D-RA) to the existing two-dimensional (2D) angiography, it is now possible to make an accurate diagnosis. However, since this 3D-RA acquires images through projection of more radiation than before, the exposure dose of the lens may be higher. Therefore, we tried to analyze whether the radiation dose of the lens can be reduced by moving the lens out of the field range by adjusting the table height and magnification ratio during the examination using 3D-RA. The surface dose was measured using a rando phantom and a radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeter (PLD) and the radiation dose was compared by adjusting the table height and magnification ratio based on the central point. As a result, it was found that the radiation dose of the lens decreased as the table height increased from the central point, that is, as the lens was out of the field of view. In conclusion, in 3D-RA, moving the table position of about 2 cm in height will make a significant contribution to the dose reduction of the lens, and it was confirmed that adjusting the magnification ratio can also reduce the surface dose of the lens.