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Efficacy of breast shielding during head computed tomography examination


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Figure 1

Presentation of the shielding position used in the study.
Presentation of the shielding position used in the study.

Figure 2

Mean skin dose to breast in both hospitals with and without the shielding.
Mean skin dose to breast in both hospitals with and without the shielding.

Acquisition parameters

HospitalAB
Pitch0.550.656
Rotation time (s)10.6
kV120120
mA480200

Mean measured skin dose to the breasts in both investigated hospitals

Hospital AHospital B
unshieldedshieldedunshieldedshielded
Mean skin dose to breast (μGy)338.2 ± 43.764.3 ± 18.8253.1 ± 35.165.3 ± 16.9
Dose reduction81%74%
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Medizin, Klinische Medizin, Allgemeinmedizin, Innere Medizin, Hämatologie, Onkologie, Radiologie