Normalized conceptus doses for abdominal radiographic examinations calculated using a Monte Carlo technique

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作者
Damilakis, J
Tzedakis, A
Sideri, L
Perisinakis, K
Stamatelatos, IE
Gourtsoyiannis, N
机构
[1] Univ Crete, Fac Med, Dept Med Phys, Iraklion 71409, Crete, Greece
[2] Natl Ctr Sci Res Demokritos, Inst Nucl Technol & Radiat Protect, Aghia Paraskevi 15310, Greece
[3] Univ Crete, Fac Med, Dept Radiol, Iraklion 71409, Crete, Greece
关键词
fetal dose; radiation; Monte Carlo simulation; MCNP code;
D O I
10.1118/1.1517292
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The aim of the present study was to develop a reliable method for estimating conceptus radiation doses resulting from abdominal radiographic examinations for all trimesters of pregnancy. The method is based on normalized conceptus doses estimated using Monte Carlo modeling. The Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) radiation transport code was employed in the current study. The validity of the MCNP computational approach was verified by comparison with dose data obtained in anthropomorphic phantoms simulating pregnancy at the three trimesters of gestation using thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD). The results consist of radiation doses normalized to air kerma so that conceptus dose from any technique and x-ray unit used for abdominal radiography can be easily calculated. Normalized conceptus doses are presented for the first, second, and third trimesters of gestation for various kVp and total beam filtration values. Data apply to radiographic systems equipped with high frequency or 3 phase 12 pulse generators. A very good agreement was observed between the normalized conceptus doses estimated by TLD measurements and the MCNP simulation for all periods of gestation (maximum difference 8.1%). The results of MCNP procedures were compared to published data obtained by TLD measurements. Normalized conceptus dose values agree well, with most differences being lower than 10%. The normalized doses obtained in the current study are dependent on field size. However, for small changes in the size of the x-ray field, the change in normalized doses is not considerable. Accurate estimation of conceptus doses due to abdominal conventional x-ray examinations can be made using the dose data provided in the current study. (C) 2002 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
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