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Measurement of the Skin Dose of Patient Using the Optically Stimulated Luminescent Dosimeter at Diagnostic Radiography

진단방사선촬영에서 광자극발광선량계를 이용한 환자 피부선량의 측정

  • Received : 2011.05.03
  • Accepted : 2011.07.22
  • Published : 2011.09.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is an measurement of the skin dose of a patient by using the OSLD(optically stimulated luminescent dosimeter) under several irradiation conditions of the X-ray beam for diagnostic radiography. The measurements of skin dose were performed for head, chest, and pelvis. And test of reproducibility was carried out at the chest. As a result, we obtained the skin dose at forehead of head to be 1.30 mSv. The skin doses at xiphoid process, breast and apex of the lung of the chest were acquired 0.92, 0.52 and 0.70 mSv, respectively. And we obtained the skin doses at the left pelvis and the right pelvis to be 2.78 and 3.08 mSv, respectively. As for reproducibility, a coefficient of variation was 0.033. The skin doses were exhibited the values corresponding from 1/100 to 1/17 of the dose limit of the public(50 mSv) at the deterministic effect. In order to make accurate measurements of the skin doses for each tube voltage, the measured values have to multiply by the displayed values of reader by a correction factor. The energy response of the OSLD with the tube voltage will be studied in the near future.

본 연구의 목적은 진단방사선촬영의 X-선 빔 조사 조건하에서 광자극발광선량계를 사용하여 환자의 피부선량을 측정하는 것이다. 피부선량의 측정은 머리, 가슴, 골반에 대하여 실시하고 재현성의 시험은 가슴에서 시행하였다. 그 결과 머리는 이마에서 피부선량 1.30 mSv의 값을 얻었으며 가슴은 검상돌기, 유방, 폐첨에서 각각 0.92, 0.52, 0.70 mSv의 값을 얻었다. 또한 골반은 좌측골반과 우측골반에서 피부선량 각각 2.78, 3.08 mSv의 값을 얻었다. 재현성은 변동계수로서 0.033을 얻었다. 피부선량들은 결정적 영향에서 일반인의 선량한도(50 mSv)의 1/100에서 1/17에 대응하는 값들을 나타냈다. 각 관전압에 대한 피부선량의 정확한 측정을 위하여 측정값은 판독장치의 표시값에 보정인자를 곱해야 한다. 이에 향후에는 관전압에 대한 에너지의존성의 연구가 진행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

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