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Medical Radiation Exposure in Children CT and Dose Reduction

소아 CT 촬영시 방사선 피폭과 저감화 방법

  • 이정근 (동신대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 장성주 (동신대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 장영일 (광양보건대학교 방사선과)
  • Received : 2013.11.26
  • Accepted : 2014.01.20
  • Published : 2014.01.28
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Abstract

Recently pediatric CT has been performed by reduced dose according to tube current modulation이라고, this fact has a possibility more reduce a dose because of strong affect depend on tube current modulation. Almost all MDCT snow show and allow storage of the volume CT dose index (CTDIvol), dose length product (DLP), and effective dose estimations on dose reports, which are essential to assess patient radiation exposure and risks. To decrease these radiation exposure risks, the principles of justification and optimization should be followed. justification means that the examination must be medically indicated and useful. Results is using tube current modulation이라고 tend to the lower kV, the lower effective dose. In case of use a low dose CT protocol, we found a relatively lower effective dose than using tube current modulation. Average effective dose of our studies(brain, chest, abdomen-pelvis) less than 47%, 13.8%, 25.7% of germany reference dose, and 55.7%, 10.2%, 43.6% of UK(United Kingdom) reference dose respectively. when performed examination for reduced dose, we must use tube current modulation and low dose CT protocol including body-weight based tube current adaption.

소아 CT 촬영시 피폭선량을 저감시킬 수 있는 조건을 찾기 위하여 pediatric phantom을 이용하여 소아 방사선량을 비교 분석하였다. 관전류변동제어(tube current modulation:TCM) 방식과 low dose CT protocol(LDCTP)에 따라 소아 검사를 시행하였으며, 검사는 brain, chest, abdomen-pelvis 부위를 전산화 단층촬영 장치를 이용한 3개의 검사 프로토콜을 사용하였다. 거의 모든 MDCT 장치는 volume CT dose index(CTDIvol), dose length product(DLP)와 유효선량 평가 결과를 기록, 보관하고 있으며, 이러한 정보들은 환자들의 방사선 노출 및 위험도를 평가하는 데 필수적이다. 방사선 노출 위험도를 감소시키기 위해서 적정화 및 정당화 원칙을 반드시 준수해야 한다. 관전압(kV)에 따른 TCM 방식을 사용하였을 경우 kV가 낮아질수록 유효선량이 낮아지는 경향을 나타내었으며, low dose CT protocol을 사용한 경우가 유효선량이 상대적으로 더 적은 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 평균 유효선량은 brain, chest, abdomen-pelvis CT의 결과가 독일의 reference dose 보다 각각 47%, 13.8%, 25.7%로 더 낮게 나타났고. 영국의 reference dose와 비교해도 55.7%, 10.2%, 43.6%에 불과했다. 결론적으로 선량 감소를 위해 주의할 것은 body-weight based tube current adaption을 포함한 TCM, 그리고 LDCTP 등 모든 선량 감소 방안을 이용하여야 한다.

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