Optimization of exposure parameters for pediatric chest x-ray imaging

Hye-Suk Park; Ye-Seul Kim; Hee-Joung Kim

doi:10.1117/12.911141

3 March 2012 Optimization of exposure parameters for pediatric chest x-ray imaging

Hye-Suk Park, Ye-Seul Kim, Hee-Joung Kim

Proceedings Volume 8313, Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging; 83135D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911141
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The pediatric patients are more susceptible to the effects of ionizing radiation than adults. Pediatric patients are smaller, more radiosensitive than adult patients and many cannot stand unassisted. Their characteristics affect the method of imaging projection and how dose is optimized. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of various technical parameters for the dose optimization in pediatric chest radiological examinations by evaluating effective dose and effective detective quantum efficiency (eDQE) including the scatter radiation from the object, the blur caused by the focal spot, geometric magnification and detector characteristics. For the tube voltages ranging from 40 to 90 kV in 10 kV increments at the focus-to-detector distance of 100, 110, 120, 150, 180 cm, the eDQE was evaluated at same effective dose. The results showed that the eDQE was largest at 60 kVp without and with an anti-scatter grid. Especially, the eDQE was considerably higher without the use of an anti-scatter grid on equivalent effective dose. This indicates that the reducing the scatter radiation did not compensate for the loss of absorbed effective photons in the grid. When the grid is not used the eDQE increased with increasing focus-to-detector distance because of the greater effective modulation transfer function (eMTF) with the lower focal spot blurring. In conclusion, for pediatric patients, the amount of scattered radiation is less, and the amount of grid attenuation increased unnecessary radiation dose.

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Hye-Suk Park, Ye-Seul Kim, and Hee-Joung Kim "Optimization of exposure parameters for pediatric chest x-ray imaging", Proc. SPIE 8313, Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, 83135D (3 March 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911141

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