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Analysis of the cause by Pre Exposure Tube Voltage and Actual Exposure Tube Voltage deviation in Mammography Examination

유방 촬영검사에서 사전조사 관전압과 실제조사 관전압 편차에 따른 원인 분석

  • Cho, Ji-Hwan (Department of Health Care Clinic, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Yeong (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) ;
  • Im, In-Chul (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University)
  • 조지환 (인제대학교부산백병원 건강관리과) ;
  • 이효영 (동의대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 임인철 (동의대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2017.02.14
  • Accepted : 2017.04.30
  • Published : 2017.04.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the cause analysis according to the difference between the pre exposure tube voltage and actual exposure tube voltage in mammography in connection with breast pressure thickness, breast size and body mass index and to find the improvement. The study tracked 377 women age 40 and older among the mammography examiners conducted by the National Health Insurance Corporation. It was analyzed that breast pressure thickness, breast size and body mass index according to the difference between the pre exposure tube voltage and actual exposure tube voltage among the parameters of dose report been sent to the picture archiving communication system with reference to the image with cranio-caudal projection in mammography. As are result, it shows that the thicker the breast thickness, smaller the breast size and lower body mass index, the higher the difference of tube voltage. In conclusion, the minimum tube voltage of mammography machine should be reset in order to set the tube voltage according to breast pressure thickness and breast size that are suitable for our country in mammography, in addition, it was considered that radiologist should make an effort to reduce radiation exposure and make a good quality image with reducing the difference of mammography condition by making a correct exposure condition in case of examining the patients with thin breast pressure and small breast size.

본 연구에서는 유방촬영검사에서 사전조사 관전압과 실제조사 관전압 편차에 따른 원인분석을 유방압박두께, 유방크기, 체질량지수와 연관하여 규명하고 개선책을 찾고자 하였다. 국민건강보험공단에서 실시하는 유방촬영 검진자 중 40세 이상 여자 377명을 대상으로 조사하였다. 유방촬영검사에서 상하방향촬영에 의한 영상을 참고하여 의료영상저장정보시스템으로 전송되어진 선량 보고서(dose report)의 파라메타 중 사전조사 관전압과 실제조사 관전압의 편차에 따른 유방압박두께, 유방크기, 체질량지수를 분석하였다. 결과로는 유방압박두께가 얇을수록, 유방크기가 작을수록, 체질량지수가 작을수록 관전압 편차가 크게 나타났다. 결론적으로 유방촬영검사에서 유방압박두께와 유방크기에 따른 관전압 설정을 하기 위해 우리나라 실정에 맞는 유방촬영기기의 최소 관전압이 재설정 되어야 할 것이며, 또한 유방압박두께가 얇은 환자나 유방크기가 작은 환자를 검사할 경우 정확한 조사조건 매뉴얼을 만들어 검사함으로서 촬영조건의 편차를 줄여 방사선피폭 경감과 좋은 영상의 화질을 만드는데 노력해야 할 것으로 사료된다.

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