| Yu Peilin,Fan Wenliang,Lei Ziqiao,Yu Jianming.Size-specific dose estimation for chest CT examination in pediatric and adult patients[J].Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection,2019,39(1):26-30 |
| Size-specific dose estimation for chest CT examination in pediatric and adult patients |
| Received:August 13, 2018 |
| DOI：10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5098.2019.01.006 |
| KeyWords:Size-specific dose estimates Chest CT examination Water equivalent diameter Volume CT dose index Children |
| FundProject:国家自然科学基金（81701673）；湖北省自然科学基金（2017CFB796） |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | Yu Peilin | Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China | | | Fan Wenliang | Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China | fwl@hust.edu.cn | | Lei Ziqiao | Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China | | | Yu Jianming | Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China | |
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| Abstract:: |
| Objective To compare the differences in radiation doses from CT scanning between children of different age groups and adult patients by using both traditional radiation dose assessment parameters and size-specific dose estimates (SSDE).Methods A total of 406 patients undergoing lung CT examination were studied. They were sampled retrospectively and continuously from the Union Hospital and divided into six groups by age distritution (0-2, 3-6, 7-10, 11-14, 15-18, >18 years old). The CTDIvol and DLP values were randomly sampled using MATLAB platform-based dicom data software. The SSDE and water equivalent diameter were also calculated according to the AAPM 220 Report. The differences in radiation doses from lung CT scaning between children and adult patients were analysed.Results The CTDIvol values for all age groups were significantly lower than the SSDE values. The differences were statistically significant (t=-36.36, -32.83, -30.36, -28.74, -23.89, P<0.05). The SSDE values were 137%, 94%, 79%, 57% and 42% higher than the CTDIvol values, respectively. The CTDIvol values for the adult group were also lower than the SSDE values, and the difference was statistically significant (t=-21.92, P<0.05), and the SSDE value was about 41% higher than the CTDIvol value. With the increased age, CTDIvol value, DLP value, D\-w value and SSDE value for children of all age groups gradually increased and were significantly smaller than those for the adult group. The difference was statistically significant (F=63.39, 203.28, 89.27, 103.44, P<0.05). The conversion coefficient f for all age groups decreased significantly with age, which was significantly higher than that for the adult group, and the difference was statistically significant (F=109.83, P<0.05).Conclusions In lung CT scanning, the CTDIvol value significantly underestimated the radiation doses to children as compared to adults. CTDIvol values are more easily underestimated for younger patients. The SSDE method allows for more accurate reflection of the radiation doses to different patients, taking into account differences in the examined patient size. |
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