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Patient Radiation Dose Values During Interventional Cardiology Examinations in University Hospital, Korea

심장혈관 조영술과 심장혈관 인터벤션의 환자 선량 평가

  • Kim, Jung-Su (The Institute of Health Science Research, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Joun-Hyuk (Department of Radio-technology, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Jung, Hae-Kyoung (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Min (Department of Radiological Science, Korea University) ;
  • Cho, Byung Ryul (Department of Cardiology, Kangwon National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2016.02.15
  • Accepted : 2016.03.08
  • Published : 2016.03.31

Abstract

The use of cardiac angiography (CA) and the interventional procedures is rapidly increasing due to the increase in modern adult diseases. Cardiovascular intervention (CI) is an examination method where radiation is applied to the same area for a long period, and thus may cause skin injury. In this study, we investigate the diagnostic reference level (DRL) of the cardiovascular intervention (CI) carried out by medical institutions and use it as a tool to reduce patient exposure dose. In this study, the DRL was set by acquiring information about the cumulative fluoroscopy time, cumulative fluoroscopy dose-area product (DAP), radiography DAP, cumulative DAP, air kerma, number of video clips, and the total number of images from the cardiac angiography and interventional procedures performed on 147 patients. The DAPs corresponding to the DRL of cardiac angiography(CA) and that of the interventional procedures were shown to be $44.4Gy{\cdot}cm2$ and $298.6Gy{\cdot}cm2$, respectively; the corresponding DRLs of fluoroscopy time were shown to be 191.5s and 1935.3s, respectively. A DRL is not a strict upper bound for radiation exposure. However, the process of setting, enacting, and reviewing the DRLs for the dose by medical institutions will contribute to a reduction in the unnecessary exposure dose of patients.

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$$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.

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