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British Journal of Radiology (1995) 68, 301-305
© 1995 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-68-807-301
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The radiation exposure of the patient from stablexenon computed tomography

H Seifert, Dr rer.nat., Dipl. Phys. 1 G Blaß 1 H-K Leetz, Dr rer.nat., Prof. 1 and M Voges, Dr med. 2

1 University Hospital of Saarland, Institutes of Radiological Physics, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany 2 University Hospital of Saarland, Institutes of Neuroradiology, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany

For stable-xenon computed tomography (CT), an X-ray examination for measurement of cerebral blood circulation in the brain, the radiation exposure of the patient was determined in order to estimate the risk of inducing cancer. Organ doses of brain, eyelenses, thyroid and gonads have been calculated using the measured air kerma free-in-air on the axis of rotation and organ-specific conversion factors calculated with the Monte Carlo method. Dose measurements with TLD-100 rods using a humanoid Alderson phantom were carried out for verification of the calculated organ doses. In the case of brain partially located in the region of primary radiation a mean organ dose of 39 mSv was calculated. The dose measurements showed dose equivalents between 6 and 68 mSv in different regions of the brain and consequently an inhomogeneous dose distribution. From an estimation of the radiation-induced risk using the effective dose of 1.6 mSv it follows that one additional fatal cancer per 12 500 stable-xenon CT examinations has to be expected. The organ doses of eyelenses and thyroid located in the region of scattered radiation are so low that biological effects are hardly to be expected. The calculated dose equivalents of 6.5 mSv and 0.5 mSv, respectively, are in good agreement with measurements. The organ dose of gonads amounted to less than 0.07 mSv.

Received for publication August 3, 1994. Revision received October 4, 1994. Accepted for publication October 17, 1994.






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