디지털 방사선장비에서 자동노출제어 사용 시 환자피폭선량 감소 방안 = Reducing Methods of Patient's Exposed Dose Using Auto Exposure Control System in Digital Radiography

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 연구는 디지털방사선장비에서 자동노출제어장치 사용 시 초점-검출기간의 거리, 관전압, 구리필터의 조합을 이용해 환자의 피폭을 감소하고자 시행 하였다. 경추, 요추측면검사, 두개골 전후검사법을 대상으로 관전압은 60∼100 kV, 초점-검출기간의 거리는 100∼200 cm으로 변화시키고 구리필터를 추가하면서 입사선량을 측정하고 영상을 평가하였다. 입사선량은 경추측면검사에서 90 kV, 0.3 mmCu, 200 cm일 경우에 0.06 mGy, 요추측면검사에서는 100 kV, 0.3 mmCu, 200 cm일 경우 0.40 mGy, 두개골전후검사에서는 90 kV, 0.3mmCu, 140 cm일 경우 0.24 mGy로 가장 낮았다. 입사선량은 0.1 mmCu, 150 cm, 70 kV (경추측면검사), 81kV (요추측면검사)로 변화 시켰을 경우에 가장 큰 폭으로 감소했다. 초점-검출기간의 거리가 늘어날수록 영상의 확대가 줄었고 180 cm 이상에서는 차이가 적었다. 두개골전후검사에서는 80 kV, 0.1 mmCu, 120 cm으로 변화했을 경우에 입사선량이 가장 많이 감소했다. 따라서 자동노출제어장치를 사용할 시 영상의 품질을 고려한 범위에서 최대한 높은 관전압을 사용하고 초점-검출기간의 거리는 검사실의 구조, 방사선사의 신체조건을 감안하여 선 검사대(Wall)에서는 150~200 cm, 누운 검사대(Table)에서는 120~140 cm으로 늘리고 0.1~0.3mmCu의 부가필터를 적절히 조합하여 사용하는 것이 영상의 왜곡 방지와 입사선량을 감소시켜 환자의 피폭을 줄일 수 있을 것이다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study was carried out to reduce patient dose through focus-detector distance, kilovoltage, and a combination of copper filters. In the C, L-spine lateral, Skull AP views were obtained by making changes of 60-100 kV in tube voltage and of 100-200 cm in focus-detector distance and by adding a copper filter when using an auto exposure control device in the digital radiography equipment. The incident dose showed 90 kV, 0.3 mmCu in C-spine lateral with 0.06 mGy under the condition of 200 cm; 100 kV, 0.3 mmCu with 0.40 mGy under the condition of 200 cm and 90 kV 0.3 mmCu in Skull AP with the lowest value of 0.24 mGy under the condition of 140 cm. It was observed that entrance surface dose decreased the most when was increased by 150 cm, 70 kV (C-spine lateral), 81 kV (L-spine lateral). It was also found out that as the between the focus-detector increased in the expansion of the video decreased but the difference was not significant when the distance was 180 cm or more. Skull AP showed the most reduction in the entrance surface dose when the tube voltage was changed by 80 kV, 0.1 mmCu, and 120 cm. Therefore, when using the automatic exposure control device, it is recommended to use the highest tube voltage if possible and to increase focus-detector distance at least by 150~200 cm in wall and 120~140 cm in table in consideration of the radiotechnologist's physical conditions, and to combine 0.1~0.3 mmCu and higher filters. It is thus expected to reduce patient dose by avoiding distortion of images and reducing the entrance surface dose.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 국문초록
• Ⅰ. 서 론
• Ⅱ. 연구 방법
• Ⅲ. 결 과
• Ⅳ. 고 찰
• Ⅴ. 결 론
• 참고문헌
• Abstract

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