Abstract
To find out proper photographing conditions in the chest DR imaging, the evaluation of images using the C-D phantom was carried out on relationship of identification capability, graininess, and exposure ratio. The conclusions were obtained as follows. 1. The patient's entrance skin Exposure (ESE) was decreased as tube voltage was increased. 2. According to the tube voltage change, the C-D phantom's identification capability of the exposure conditions was most visible at 110 kVp. 3. The identification capability according to the exposure ratio (mAs) change was most visible at 90 kVp for 0.5 times of low exposure ratio and at 110 kVp for 1.5 times. Therefore, it is known that the images were able to be better identified at a high exposure than a low exposure. 4. The graininess according to the exposure ratio at tube voltage of 110 kVp resulted in the best thing at 1.5 times of ratio when the exposure ratio was 1.5 times increased and the tube voltage was changed, the graininess showed the best result at 110 kVp. Therefore, the patient's exposure dose was low when kVp was increased and the adequate kVp was found to be 110. The image was better identified when exposure ratio was 1.5 times compared to 1.0 times. The graininess was also good when the exposure ratio became 1.5 times. The tube voltage was good at 110 kVp. However, once the exposure ratio is increased, the amount of radiation dose that the patients received get increased, so that the exposure condition has to be thoroughly considered.
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.
