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Pediatric Patient Body Shape May Play a Key Role in Decreasing Radiation Dose During CT Scans
April 24, 2009Manipulation of kVp (kilovoltage peak) and mAs (tube current flow) according to a patient's body shape may help reduce radiation doses in pediatric patients during CT, according to a study performed at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital in Cleveland, OH.
Phantoms that were 10, 16 and 32 cm in diameter (canvases of the average waist sizes for children two to 18 years of age) were used during the study. 120 dose measurements were made using various kVp and mAs levels. The lowest dose found on the 10 cm was 12 mGy; the lowest dose found on the 16 cm was 19 mGy; and the lowest dose found on the 32 cm was 20 mGy," said Janet Reid, MD, and William Davros, MD, lead authors of the study. Results showed that although dose reduction is easily achieved through manipulation of mAs, it may be preferable to reduce the dose by adjusting the kVp, especially in the setting of iodinated contrast-enhanced scans which takes advantage of the higher k-edge absorption (enhancing the shades of grey) at a lower kVp.
"Our hopes are to tailor a patient's radiation dose to their body shape, not just their weight and age," said Drs. Reid and Davros. "In doing so, a patient will get a decreased radiation dose that is tailored to them. A personalized radiation dose," they said.
This study will be presented at the 2009 ARRS Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, on Tuesday, April 28. For a copy of the full study, please contact Heather Curry via email at hcurry@arrs.org.
About ARRS
The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) was founded in 1900 and is the oldest radiology society in the United States. Its monthly journal, the American Journal of Roentgenology, began publication in 1906. Radiologists from all over the world attend the ARRS annual meeting to participate in instructional courses, scientific paper presentations and scientific and commercial exhibits related to the field of radiology. The Society is named after the first Nobel Laureate in Physics, Wilhelm RΓΆentgen, who discovered the x-ray in 1895
American Roentgen Ray Society
This study will be presented at the 2009 ARRS Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, on Tuesday, April 28. For a copy of the full study, please contact Heather Curry via email at hcurry@arrs.org.
About ARRS
The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) was founded in 1900 and is the oldest radiology society in the United States. Its monthly journal, the American Journal of Roentgenology, began publication in 1906. Radiologists from all over the world attend the ARRS annual meeting to participate in instructional courses, scientific paper presentations and scientific and commercial exhibits related to the field of radiology. The Society is named after the first Nobel Laureate in Physics, Wilhelm RΓΆentgen, who discovered the x-ray in 1895
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