UNINTENTIONAL IRRADIATION OF CONCEPTUS BY DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EXAMINATIONS IN TURKEY

Parmaksiz A., Atac G. K., Bulgurlu F., Bulur E., Oncu T., Inal T.

RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY, vol.162, no.3, pp.322-328, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 162 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/rpd/nct287
  • Journal Name: RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.322-328
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Exposure of the fetus to medical radiation sources during the diagnostic procedures without intention is one of the most significant concerns in the medical community. In this study, 45 conventional X-ray and computed tomography (CT) examinations of the women who were unaware of their pregnancy were investigated. Effective doses and fetal doses were calculated for each application by using PCXMC and ImPACT CT scan software. The exposure of abdominal CT and abdominal conventional X-ray examinations was found to be over the literature for both the range and the average values. Average effective dose for abdominal CT examinations was calculated to be similar to 3.1 times higher than that in the literature. For abdominal CT and conventional X-ray examinations, the mean fetal doses were found to be similar to 3.5 times and similar to 5.4 times higher than those in the literature, respectively.