Patient Dosimetry Protocols in Digital and Interventional Radiology
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
- Vol. 94 (1) , 105-108
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006450
Abstract
Dosimetry requirements and protocols for performing measurements in digital and interventional radiology are discussed. Calculated entrance surface dose is predicted to be of increasing interest in the future, replacing direct measurement with thermoluminescence dosemeters. The quantities proposed for establishment of reference values for interventional radiology are reviewed briefly, and the methods of collecting the data required for estimation of their values by means of traditional manual and new automatic methods are compared. It is concluded that the manufacturers of X ray units can largely solve the dosimetry problems of interventional radiology in machines with fully digital control systems after they have received sufficient data on patient dosimetry requirements.Keywords
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