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Efficacy of breast shielding during head computed tomography examination

Nika Zalokar

Nika Zalokar

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy DepartmentLjubljana, Slovenia
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Nejc Mekis

Nejc Mekis

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy DepartmentLjubljana, Slovenia
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Categoria dell'articolo: Research Article
Pubblicato online: 01 ago 2020
Pagine: 116 - 120
Ricevuto: 20 mag 2020
Accettato: 16 giu 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2020-0044
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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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Medicina, Medicina clinica, Medicina interna, Ematologia, Oncologia, Radiologia
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