MOSFET dosimetry for radiation dose assessment of bismuth shielding of the eye in children

被引:51
作者
Mukundan, Srinivasan, Jr. [1 ]
Wang, Page Inman [1 ]
Frush, Donald P. [1 ]
Yoshizumi, Terry [1 ]
Marcus, Jeffrey [1 ]
Kloeblen, Emily [1 ]
Moore, Meredith [1 ]
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Radiol, Durham, NC 27705 USA
关键词
bismuth shielding; CT; dosimetry; eye; head and neck imaging; pediatric imaging; radiation dose; safety;
D O I
10.2214/AJR.06.1146
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to measure radiation dose to the orbit during pediatric cranial CT with and without bismuth shielding using a novel dosimetry system. Cranial CT was performed on a pediatric anthropomorphic phantom, with and without bismuth eye shields. A solid-state metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor ( MOSFET) dosimeter was used to obtain real-time dose measurements. CONCLUSION. Bismuth shielding reduced radiation dose to the eye by up to 42%; shield artifact fell outside the diagnostic area of interest.
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页码:1648 / 1650
页数:3
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