Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2019
Keywords:
Quality assurance, Dosimetric comparison, Radiation safety, Dosimetry, CT, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Radiation physics, Computer applications, Action 8 - Radiation protection training and learning material, Action 4 - Dose management systems
Authors:
J. Sanguesa, D. Fabri, P. Soffia
DOI:
10.26044/esi2019/ESI-0095
Conclusion and recommendations
It is important,
before and while implementing a Radiation monitoring software,
that all technologists involved in the process and performing CT examinations are well informed about how the system works and which elements are key for the correct use and performance of the software.
For example,
CT technologists must type the name of the user performing the examination directly in the CT console,
selecting the correct protocol for every examination without jumping the line,
among other issues that aren’t that relevant when not implementing a dose monitoring software.
On the period of this study (first semester of 2018) only one of the alerts needed further investigation or represented a possible complication on the health of the patient.
The authors of this study participate of the LatinSafe initiative for radiological protection of patients in Latin America,
and this research was done in this context.