Use of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter and radiophotoliminescent glass dosimeter for dose measurement in dual-source dual-energy computed tomography

Hirosawa, Ayaka; Matsubara, Kosuke; Morioka, Yusuke; Kitagawa, Masayoshi; Chusin, Thunyarat; Takemura, Akihiro

doi:10.1007/s13246-021-01063-6

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“…Dose to a specific tissue type was determined by using the following formula:

\begin{eqnarray} {\rm{Dose\ to\ tissue\ type}}\ i &=& \left[ {\frac{{{{\left( {{\mu }_{en}/\rho } \right)}}_{{\rm{tissue}}\ i}}}{{{{\left( {{\mu }_{en}/\rho } \right)}}_{{\rm{air}}}}}} \right]\ \times \left( { \def\eqcellsep{&}\begin{array}{@{}*{1}{c}@{}} {NanoDot}\\ {reading} \end{array} } \right)\nonumber \\[3.2pt] && \times \ \left( { \def\eqcellsep{&}\begin{array}{@{}*{1}{c}@{}} {Calibration}\\ {factor} \end{array} } \right)\end{eqnarray}

where

( {{\mu }_{en}/\rho } )

is the mass energy absorption coefficient of a specific tissue or substance 20 . To calculate the calibration factor determined using the following formula, in‐air calibration was performed for the 80 kVp beam used in this experiment 18,20–22

\begin{eqnarray} {\rm{Calibration\ factor}} = \frac{{\left( {{\rm{Reference\ dosimeter\ reading}}} \right)}}{{\left( {{\rm{nanoDot\ reading}}} \right)}} \nonumber\\ \end{eqnarray}

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Modified design of x‐ray protective clothing to enhance radiation protection for interventional radiologists

2023

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Background: In interventional radiology procedures, the operator typically stands on the right side of the patient's right thigh to manipulate devices through the femoral sheath. Because the standard x-ray protective clothing is designed as sleeveless and scatter radiations from the patient are mainly incident from the left-anterior direction to the operator, the arm hole of the clothing may be a significant unprotected area, contributing to an increase in the operator's organ doses and effective dose.Purpose: This study aimed to compare the organ doses and effective dose received by the interventional radiologist when wearing the standard x-ray protective clothing and when wearing the modified clothing with an additional shoulder guard. Methods: The experimental setup aimed to simulate actual clinical practice in interventional radiology. The patient phantom was located at the beam center to generate scatter radiation. An adult female anthropomorphic phantom loaded with 126 nanoDots (Landauer Inc., Glenwood, IL) was used to measure organ and effective doses to the operator. The standard wrap-around type x-ray protective clothing offered 0.25-mm lead-equivalent protection, and the frontal overlap area offered 0.50-mm lead-equivalent protection. The shoulder guard was custom-made with a material providing x-ray protection equivalent to lead of 0.50 mm thickness. The organ and effective doses were compared between the operator wearing the standard protective clothing and the one wearing the modified clothing with a shoulder guard. Results: After adding the shoulder guard, doses to the lungs, bone marrow, and esophagus decreased by 81.9%, 58.6%, and 58.7%, respectively, and the effective dose to the operator decreased by 47.7%. Conclusions: Widespread use of modified x-ray protective clothing with shoulder guards can significantly decrease the overall occupational radiation risk in interventional radiology.

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“…Dose to a specific tissue type was determined by using the following formula:

\begin{eqnarray} {\rm{Dose\ to\ tissue\ type}}\ i &=& \left[ {\frac{{{{\left( {{\mu }_{en}/\rho } \right)}}_{{\rm{tissue}}\ i}}}{{{{\left( {{\mu }_{en}/\rho } \right)}}_{{\rm{air}}}}}} \right]\ \times \left( { \def\eqcellsep{&}\begin{array}{@{}*{1}{c}@{}} {NanoDot}\\ {reading} \end{array} } \right)\nonumber \\[3.2pt] && \times \ \left( { \def\eqcellsep{&}\begin{array}{@{}*{1}{c}@{}} {Calibration}\\ {factor} \end{array} } \right)\end{eqnarray}

where

( {{\mu }_{en}/\rho } )

\begin{eqnarray} {\rm{Calibration\ factor}} = \frac{{\left( {{\rm{Reference\ dosimeter\ reading}}} \right)}}{{\left( {{\rm{nanoDot\ reading}}} \right)}} \nonumber\\ \end{eqnarray}

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…20 To calculate the calibration factor determined using the following formula, in-air calibration was performed for the 80 kVp beam used in this experiment. 18,[20][21][22] Calibration factor = (Reference dosimeter reading) (nanoDot reading)…”

Section: Experiments 1: Standard Protective Clothingmentioning

confidence: 99%