RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION OF A PLAIN RADIOGRAPHY ROOM AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ROOM IN A VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Kuan-Sheng Chen; Ying-Hsiang Chou; Ruey-Shyuan Wu; Wei-Ming Lee; Yeu-Sheng Tyan; Tou-Rong Chen

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncz158

RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION OF A PLAIN RADIOGRAPHY ROOM AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ROOM IN A VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2019 Dec 31;187(2):243-248. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncz158.

Authors

Kuan-Sheng Chen^{1

2}, Ying-Hsiang Chou^{3

4}, Ruey-Shyuan Wu², Wei-Ming Lee^{1

2}, Yeu-Sheng Tyan^{5

6}, Tou-Rong Chen^{3

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
³ Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁵ School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

PMID: 31251361
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz158

Abstract

Thermoluminescent dosemeters (TLDs) were attached to the walls of a plain radiography room and a computed tomography (CT) room, control rooms and corridors to measure the radiation dose. The types of animals scanned and scan parameters were analysed. Dogs and cats accounted for the largest proportion of animals, a combined total of 96.0%. Distributions of tube voltage and tube current-time product are presented. In the CT room, the dose at the angle of the gantry opening was higher than that on either side of the gantry. The study developed equations that may be useful to assess the dose for staff standing in radiography rooms. The personal annual doses for the controlled and uncontrolled areas were lower than the recommended dose limit. The annual doses for personnel and nonworkers were also within the acceptable level for radiation safety.

Keywords: computed tomography; controlled area; dose; radiography; veterinary.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Animals
Cats
Dogs
Head / diagnostic imaging*
Hospitals, Animal
Phantoms, Imaging*
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Exposure / analysis*
Radiation Protection / methods*
Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*