Paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure
In comparison to adults and paediatric are more sensitive to ionizing radiation exposure. Computed tomography (CT) is now the dominant source of medical radiologic tests for patients, accounting for more than 70% of total doses to the general public. Paediatric CT brain scans (with and without contr...
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| author | Salah, H. Rabbaa, Mohammad Abuljoud, Mohammad Babikir, E. Alkhorayef, M. Tamam, N. Tahir, Dahlang Sulieman, A. Bradley, D.A. * |
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| description | In comparison to adults and paediatric are more sensitive to ionizing radiation exposure. Computed tomography (CT) is now the dominant source of medical radiologic tests for patients, accounting for more than 70% of total doses to the general public. Paediatric CT brain scans (with and without contrast) are routinely performed for a variety of clinical reasons. As a result, this parameter must be calculated in order to determine relative radiation risk. The goal of this study is to assess the radiation risk to children during CT brain diagnostic procedures. Three hundred fifty three child patients’ radiation risk doses were assessed over the course of a year. The mean and ranged of the children’s radiation doses were 40.6 ± 8.8 (27.8–45.8) CTDIvol (mGy) and 850 ± 230(568.1–1126.4) DLP (mGy.cm) for the brain with contrast medium. For CT brain without contrast, the patients’ doses were 40.9 ± 9.4 (14.27–64.07) CTDIvol (mGy), and 866.1 ± 289.3 (203.6–2484.9) DLP (mGy.cm). The characteristics related to the radiation dose were retrieved from the scan protocol generated by the CT system by the participating physicians after each procedure. Furthermore, optimizing the CT acquisition parameter is critical for increasing the benefit while lowering the procedure’s radiogenic risk. The patients’ radiation dose is comparable with the most previously published studies and international diagnostic reference levels (DRLs). Radiation dose optimization is recommended due to high sensitivity of the paediatric patients to ionizing radiation. |
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| spelling | sunway-22262023-06-08T14:12:34Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2226/ Paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure Salah, H. Rabbaa, Mohammad Abuljoud, Mohammad Babikir, E. Alkhorayef, M. Tamam, N. Tahir, Dahlang Sulieman, A. Bradley, D.A. * RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology In comparison to adults and paediatric are more sensitive to ionizing radiation exposure. Computed tomography (CT) is now the dominant source of medical radiologic tests for patients, accounting for more than 70% of total doses to the general public. Paediatric CT brain scans (with and without contrast) are routinely performed for a variety of clinical reasons. As a result, this parameter must be calculated in order to determine relative radiation risk. The goal of this study is to assess the radiation risk to children during CT brain diagnostic procedures. Three hundred fifty three child patients’ radiation risk doses were assessed over the course of a year. The mean and ranged of the children’s radiation doses were 40.6 ± 8.8 (27.8–45.8) CTDIvol (mGy) and 850 ± 230(568.1–1126.4) DLP (mGy.cm) for the brain with contrast medium. For CT brain without contrast, the patients’ doses were 40.9 ± 9.4 (14.27–64.07) CTDIvol (mGy), and 866.1 ± 289.3 (203.6–2484.9) DLP (mGy.cm). The characteristics related to the radiation dose were retrieved from the scan protocol generated by the CT system by the participating physicians after each procedure. Furthermore, optimizing the CT acquisition parameter is critical for increasing the benefit while lowering the procedure’s radiogenic risk. The patients’ radiation dose is comparable with the most previously published studies and international diagnostic reference levels (DRLs). Radiation dose optimization is recommended due to high sensitivity of the paediatric patients to ionizing radiation. Elsevier 2023-02 Article PeerReviewed Salah, H. and Rabbaa, Mohammad and Abuljoud, Mohammad and Babikir, E. and Alkhorayef, M. and Tamam, N. and Tahir, Dahlang and Sulieman, A. and Bradley, D.A. * (2023) Paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 192. ISSN 0969-8043 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110610 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110610 |
| spellingShingle | RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology Salah, H. Rabbaa, Mohammad Abuljoud, Mohammad Babikir, E. Alkhorayef, M. Tamam, N. Tahir, Dahlang Sulieman, A. Bradley, D.A. * Paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure |
| title | Paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure |
| title_full | Paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure |
| title_fullStr | Paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure |
| title_short | Paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure |
| title_sort | paediatric effective radiation doses during brain computed tomography angiography procedure |
| topic | RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
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