Study for pediatric protocol optimization in chest CT scans

Authors

  • Marcel Javier FREDERICO Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares. Universidad de la República. Montevideo - Uruguay Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear. Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte - Brasil.
  • Yolma Banguero Servicio de Radioterapia oncológica. Hospital de Clínicas. Universidad de la República.
  • Hugo Cerecetto Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares. Universidad de la República. Cátedra de radiofarmacia.
  • Priscila Santana Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear. Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte
  • Fernando Oliveira Centro de Engenharia Biomédica- CEFET Belo Horizonte Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear - Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Arnaldo Prata Mourao Centro de Engenharia Biomédica- CEFET Belo Horizonte Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear - Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v7i1A.334

Keywords:

dosimetry, phantoms, tomography

Abstract

Radiological exams are increasingly used in clinic for diagnostic analysis of different types of pathologies. These tests are associated with a dose that is received by the patient. In addition, the risks in exposure to ionizing radiation are different according to the group which the individual belongs. According to age, the group of children is more radiosensitive than adults. In this work we have obtained values of the air-weighted kerma index for chest scans studies in a Genereal Electric Computed Tomography (CT) scanner model Discovery with 64-channels. Using an adult protocol, two scans have been performed, one using a cylinder standard PMMA phantom while the second one has used an oblong chest phantom designed for a two year old pediatric patient. Furthermore, other protocols have been selected by varying the X-ray tube current but maintaining the same voltage, in order to obtain a reduction in the dose received by the pediatric patient but maintaining the image quality. The use of the adult protocol in the child phantom has generated a value in the air-weighted kerma index 89.47% greater than that received using the adult phantom. As small patients receive higher doses, the use of specific protocols for children is important for the dose reduction in CT tests. Due to the different characteristics of CT scanners and in order to optimize these protocols with regard to dose and diagnostic image quality, there is a need to have pediatric phantoms in health centers

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Author Biographies

Marcel Javier FREDERICO, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares. Universidad de la República. Montevideo - Uruguay Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear. Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte - Brasil.

Marcel Frederico

Licenciado en Física Medica.

Unidad de Protección Radiólogica.

Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares- UdelaR.

Montevideo - Uruguay

Yolma Banguero, Servicio de Radioterapia oncológica. Hospital de Clínicas. Universidad de la República.

MSc. Yolma Banguero

Física Médica.

Hospital de Clínicas

Universidad de la República.

Montevideo - Uruguay

Hugo Cerecetto, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares. Universidad de la República. Cátedra de radiofarmacia.

Prof. Dr. Hugo Cerecetto.

Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares.

Universidad de la República.

Priscila Santana, Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear. Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte

Dra. Priscila Santana.

Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear. Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais.

 

Fernando Oliveira, Centro de Engenharia Biomédica- CEFET Belo Horizonte Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear - Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais

Dr. Fernando Oliveira.

Centro de Engenharia Biomédica- CEFET Belo Horizonte
Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear - Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte - Brasil.

Arnaldo Prata Mourao, Centro de Engenharia Biomédica- CEFET Belo Horizonte Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear - Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais

Prof. Dr. Arnaldo Pratta Mourao Filho.

Centro de Engenharia Biomédica- CEFET Belo Horizonte
Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear - Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais

 Belo Horizonte

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Published

2019-01-28

How to Cite

FREDERICO, M. J., Banguero, Y., Cerecetto, H., Santana, P., Oliveira, F., & Mourao, A. P. (2019). Study for pediatric protocol optimization in chest CT scans. Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 7(1A (Suppl.). https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v7i1A.334

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Simposio Internacional sobre Protección Radiológica en Medicina - Arequipa 2017

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