Patient dose in digital projection radiography.

Abstract:

:In projection radiography, two types of digital imaging systems are currently available, computed radiography (CR) and direct radiography (DR): a difference between them can be stated in terms of dose and image quality. In the Radiology Emergency Department of our hospital, a flat-panel DR equipment (Siemens Axiom Aristos FX) and two CR systems (Kodak CR-850) are employed. In 2006, five standard radiographic examinations (abdomen, chest, lumbar spine, pelvis, skull) were considered: doses delivered to patients in terms of both entrance skin dose (ESD) and effective dose (E) were calculated and compared in order to study the dosimetric discrepancies between CR and DR. Assessment of image quality is undertaken by Consultant Radiologists to ensure that the quality criteria for diagnostic radiographic images of the European guidelines were met. Results showed that both ESD and E in DR are lower than that in CR; all images met the criteria in the European Guidelines for both modalities and were used for reporting by the radiologists. Since the operators are the same and the image quality is comparable in both modalities, this study shows that in the considered examinations, DR can perform better than CR from a dosimetric point of view.

journal_name

Radiat Prot Dosimetry

authors

Compagnone G,Pagan L,Baleni MC,Calzolaio FL,Barozzi L,Bergamini C

doi

10.1093/rpd/ncn013

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-01-01 00:00:00

pages

135-7

issue

1-3

eissn

0144-8420

issn

1742-3406

pii

ncn013

journal_volume

129

pub_type

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