Effects of radiologists' skill and experience on patient doses in interventional examinations

Bor D., Sancak T., Toklu T., OLĞAR T., Ener S.

RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY, cilt.129, sa.1-3, ss.32-35, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 129 Sayı: 1-3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/rpd/ncn010
  • Dergi Adı: RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.32-35
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, effects of radiologists' skill and experience on patient doses were investigated. Dose-area product and entrance surface doses of two groups of patients, one examined by a number of junior radiologists and another one by a senior radiologist, have been compared for the diagnostic interventional examinations of cerebral and lower limbs. Collimation of the X-ray beam and shortening the fluoroscopy times by the senior radiologist considerably reduced the patient doses for interventional cerebral examinations.