Keywords:
Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Radiation physics, Radiographers, Digital radiography, Conventional radiography, Diagnostic procedure, Dosimetry, Education and training, Dosimetric comparison
Authors:
M. Jain1, A. CHOUGULE2, M. JOAN2, R. C. Sharma1; 1Jaipur/IN, 2JAIPUR, Rajasthan/IN
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-3514
Results
Radiographic examinations
The entrance surface dose measured for various radiographic imaging procedures are as follows:-
Examination
|
Name of Machine
|
No.
of Machines
|
No.
of Examinations
|
ESD mGy
Mean
|
ESD mGy
75th Percentile
|
ESD mGy
50th Percentile
|
Chest
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
684
|
1.191
|
1.465
|
0.8
|
GME
|
1
|
50
|
EPSILON
|
1
|
71
|
KONICA
|
1
|
15
|
MEDITRONIX
|
2
|
50
|
Abdomen
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
310
|
1.34
|
1.83
|
1.06
|
L Spine AP
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
305
|
9.32
|
10.15
|
8.583
|
MEDITRONIX
|
1
|
60
|
L Spine Lat
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
-do-
|
305
|
11.87
|
12.64
|
10.817
|
MEDITRONIX
|
-do-
|
60
|
T Spine AP
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
60
|
3.36
|
6.269
|
4.67
|
T Spine Lat
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
-do-
|
60
|
6.34
|
8.3
|
5.92
|
C Spine
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
150
|
0.93
|
1.02
|
0.395
|
MEDITRONIX
|
1
|
64
|
KUB
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
2
|
269
|
3.76
|
4.62
|
3.149
|
KONICA
|
1
|
60
|
MEDITRONIX
|
1
|
32
|
Pelvis
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
150
|
7.2
|
9.25
|
6.66
|
GME 50
|
1
|
30
|
MEDITRONIX
|
1
|
25
|
Skull
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
60
|
3.4
|
4.26
|
3.25
|
KONICA
|
1
|
25
|
MEDITRONIX
|
1
|
10
|
Arm
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
176
|
2.37
|
3.26
|
2.11
|
Elbow
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
159
|
1.07
|
1.21
|
1.002
|
Forearm
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
280
|
0.77
|
0.99
|
0.58
|
Hand & Wrist
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
170
|
0.98
|
0.899
|
0.55
|
Femur
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
150
|
2.144
|
2.825
|
1.83
|
Knee
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
301
|
1.17
|
1.4
|
0.87
|
Leg Bone
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
165
|
1.414
|
1.8
|
1.28
|
Foot & Ankle
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
389
|
1.15
|
1.61
|
1.22
|
PNS
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
75
|
2.95
|
3.42
|
2.545
|
Mastoid & Mandible
|
ALLENGERS HF
|
1
|
65
|
2.63
|
2.32
|
2.125
|
TOTAL
|
|
33
|
4835
|
|
|
|
|
The comparison of DRL for various radiographic procedures measured as Entrance Surface Dose are as
Entrance Surface Dose (ESD) per radiograph (mGy)
|
Examination Part
|
IAEA
|
Germany
|
EU RadProt
2016
|
Spain
2009
|
UK
2014
|
Japan
2015
|
Austria
2010
|
SMS Jaipur
2018
|
Abdomen AP
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4.4
|
3
|
-
|
1.83
|
Ankle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.2
|
-
|
1.61
|
C Spine
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.9
|
-
|
1.02
|
Chest PA
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.15
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
1.46
|
Femur
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
2.82
|
Forearm
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.2
|
-
|
0.99
|
L Spine AP
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
5.7
|
4
|
10
|
10.15
|
L Spine LAT
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
10
|
11
|
16
|
12.64
|
Pelvis
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
3.9
|
3
|
6
|
9.25
|
Skull AP/PA
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
1.8
|
3
|
-
|
4.26
|
Skull LAT
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
1.1
|
2
|
-
|
2.62
|
T Spine AP
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3.5
|
3
|
-
|
6.26
|
T Spine LAT
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
6
|
-
|
8.3
|
|