Abstract
The purpose of this research was to measure accurate patient entrance skin dose and maximum skin absorbed dose (MSD) to prevent radiation skin injuries in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). We directly measured the MSD on 50 PCIs by using multiple radiophotoluminescence glass dosimeters and a modified dosimetry gown. Also, we analysed the correlation between the MSD and indirect measurement parameters, such as fluoroscopic time (FT), dose-area product (DAP) and cumu lative air kerma (C-AK). There were very strong correlations between MSD and FT, DAP and C-AK, with the correlation between MSD and C-AK being the strongest (r = 0.938). In conclusion, the regression lines using MSD as an outcome value (y) and C-AK as predictor variables (x) were y = 1.12x (R2 = 0.880). From the linear regression equation, MSD is estimated to be ~1.12 times that of C-AK in real time.
Original language | English |
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Article number | ncw263 |
Pages (from-to) | 31-37 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Radiation protection dosimetry |
Volume | 175 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Jun 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiation
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health