Comparison of dose at an interventional reference point between the displayed estimated value and measured value

• Published in: Radiological physics and technology Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 189 - 193
• Main Authors: Chida, Koichi, Inaba, Yohei, Morishima, Yoshiaki, Taura, Masaaki, Ebata, Ayako, Yanagawa, Isao, Takeda, Ken, Zuguchi, Masayuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Japan 01.07.2011
• Subjects: Humans; Imaging; Japan; Medical and Radiation Physics; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nuclear Medicine; Radiation Dosage; Radiation Injuries - etiology; Radiation Injuries - prevention & control; Radiology; Radiology, Interventional - instrumentation; Radiology, Interventional - methods; Radiology, Interventional - standards; Radiotherapy; Reference Standards; Safety Management - methods; Safety Management - standards; X-Rays; Japan; Radiation injury; Radiation dosimetry; Exposure dose; Radiation safety; Interventional radiology; Interventional reference point (IRP)

Today, interventional radiology (IR) X-ray units are required for display of doses at an interventional reference point (IRP) for the operator (IR physician). The dose displayed at the IRP (the reference dose) of an X-ray unit has been reported to be helpful for characterizing patient exposure in re...