The effect of contact radiation shielding on breast dose during CT abdomen-pelvis: a phantom study.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry
; 199(17): 2104-2111, 2023 Oct 18.
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This study aims to investigate if contact shielding reduces breast radiation dose during computed tomography (CT) abdomen-pelvis examinations using automatic tube current modulation to protect one of the four most radiosensitive organs during CT examinations. Dose measurements were taken with and without contact shielding across the anterior and lateral aspects of the breasts and with and without organ dose modulation (ODM) to quantify achievable dose reductions. Although there are no statistically significant findings, when comparing with and without shielding, the mean breast surface dose was reduced by 0.01 µSv without ODM (1.92-1.91 µSv, p = 0.49) and increased by 0.03 µSv with ODM (1.53-1.56 µSv, p = 0.44). Comparing with and without ODM, the mean breast surface dose was reduced by 0.35 µSv with shielding (1.91-1.56 µSv, p = 0.24) and by 0.39 µSv without shielding (1.92-1.53 µSv, p = 0.17). The addition of contact shielding does not provide significant breast surface radiation dose reduction during CT abdomen-pelvis.
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Radiat Prot Dosimetry
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2023
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