Patient radiation dosimetry in MSCT examinations

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Θαλασσινού, Στέλλα
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Παναγιωτάκης, Γεώργιος
• Μορφή: Thesis
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: 2011
• Θέματα: Dosimetry; Multiple domains; Multislice computed tomography (MSCT); Δοσιμετρία; Πολλαπλές τομές; Υπολογιστική τομογραφία; 612.014 48

MultiDetector-row Computed Tomography (MDCT) or MultiSlice Computed Tomography (MSCT) has undergone remarkable progress since its first introduction at the end of the 1990s. Given that CT examinations are generally recognized as a relatively high-dose procedure, concern has been expressed at the associated increase in doses. The International Committee on Radiation Protection (ICRP) noted in their report No.87 that absorbed doses in tissues from CT are among the highest observed in diagnostic radiology (i.e. 10–100 mGy). Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to calculate the dosimetric quantities for brain, chest, and abdomen-pelvis examinations that were carried out using Philips Brilliance 16 and Brilliance 64 CT Scanners of the University General Hospital “Attikon”, as well as to perform their intercomparison. For brain examinations, axial technique was utilized. However, for chest and abdomen-pelvis examinations, spiral technique was applied. The effect of overranging (or overscanning) is connected with spiral mode and its contribution to patient dose is really important in case of MSCT scanners. Therefore, the contribution of the overrange effect for body examinations carried out was calculated. In the framework of this thesis, the contribution of overrange to the effective dose received by patients submitted to the forementioned examinations is calculated. Additionally, dose measurements were carried out in order to estimate the radiation burden to the eye lenses and the thyroid during the typical brain examination, both when eye lenses are inside and outside the irradiation field.