Comparison of different approaches of estimating effective dose from reported exposure data in 3D imaging with interventional fluoroscopy systems

Angelica Svalkvist; Jonny Hansson; Magnus Båth

doi:10.1117/12.2043469

19 March 2014 Comparison of different approaches of estimating effective dose from reported exposure data in 3D imaging with interventional fluoroscopy systems

Angelica Svalkvist, Jonny Hansson, Magnus Båth

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Proceedings Volume 9033, Medical Imaging 2014: Physics of Medical Imaging; 90333Z (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043469
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) imaging with interventional fluoroscopy systems is today a common examination. The examination includes acquisition of two-dimensional projection images, used to reconstruct section images of the patient. The aim of the present study was to investigate the difference in resulting effective dose obtained using different levels of complexity in calculations of effective doses from these examinations. In the study the Siemens Artis Zeego interventional fluoroscopy system (Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany) was used. Images of anthropomorphic chest and pelvis phantoms were acquired. The exposure values obtained were used to calculate the resulting effective doses from the examinations, using the computer software PCXMC (STUK, Helsinki, Finland). The dose calculations were performed using three different methods: 1. using individual exposure values for each projection image, 2. using the mean tube voltage and the total DAP value, evenly distributed over the projection images, and 3. using the mean kV and the total DAP value, evenly distributed over smaller selection of projection images. The results revealed that the difference in resulting effective dose between the first two methods was smaller than 5%. When only a selection of projection images were used in the dose calculations the difference increased to over 10%. Given the uncertainties associated with the effective dose concept, the results indicate that dose calculations based on average exposure values distributed over a smaller selection of projection angles can provide reasonably accurate estimations of the radiation doses from 3D imaging using interventional fluoroscopy systems.

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Angelica Svalkvist, Jonny Hansson, and Magnus Båth "Comparison of different approaches of estimating effective dose from reported exposure data in 3D imaging with interventional fluoroscopy systems", Proc. SPIE 9033, Medical Imaging 2014: Physics of Medical Imaging, 90333Z (19 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043469

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Fluoroscopy

Imaging systems

Stereoscopy

X-rays

3D image processing

Image acquisition

3D acquisition

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