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Effect of Reducing Scattering Radiation Exposure of Medical Staffs When Additional Shielding is Used in Interventional Radiology

중재적 방사선시술에서 부가 차폐체 사용 시 종사자의 산란선 피폭 감소효과

  • Kim, Min-Jun (Dept. of Radiological Science, Gachon University) ;
  • Baek, Kang-Nam (Gachon University Graduate School of Health Science) ;
  • Kim, Sungchul (Dept. of Radiological Science, Gachon University)
  • Received : 2021.11.29
  • Accepted : 2021.12.27
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

This article is designed to look into the radiation exposure dose to each body part and the shielding effect for workers using an additional shielding to reduce their radiation exposured by scattering radiation which is generated in a space between the operating table and lead curtain during interventional radiology(IR) procedures. After placing a human phantom on the table of SIEMENS' angiography machine, the following measurements were taken, depending on the presence of an additional shield of lead equivalent of 0.25 mmPb, manufactured for this purpose: dose to gonad, dose to an area where the personal dosimeter is placed, and dose to an area of eye lens is located. An ion chamber(chamber volume 1,800 cc) was utilized to measure scattering radiation. The two imaging tests were carried out as follows: fluoroscopy of the abdomen (66 kV, 100 mA, 60 seconds) and of the head (70 kV, 65 mA, 60 seconds); and digital subtraction angiography(DSA) of the abdomen (67 kV, 264 mA, 20 seconds) and of the head (79 kV, 300 mA, 20 seconds). In all the experiments, the shielding efficiency of the gonad position was the largest at 59.8%. In case an additional shielding was used as protection against scattering radiation that came through the operating table and the lead curtain during an IR, the radiation shielding efficiency was estimated to be up to 59.8%, leading to a conclusion that its presence may effectively reduce the radiation exposure dose of medical staffs.

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