Skin dose assessment in interventional radiology.
Journal
Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)
ISSN: 1724-191X
Titre abrégé: Phys Med
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 9302888
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
03
12
2020
revised:
17
12
2020
accepted:
18
12
2020
pubmed:
20
1
2021
medline:
25
6
2021
entrez:
19
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
For long, complex procedures in interventional radiology (IR) or in interventional cardiology (IC), the skin dose can be high and induce skin injuries. To improve patient follow-up, it is essential to measure and locate the peak skin dose (PSD). PSD can be measured using dosimeters or computed by skin dose calculation software solutions. Recently, a study was published (e.g. Malchair F et al Phys Med 2020; 80:75-83) listing all the software solutions developed and available and compared them in operation as regards accuracy of the calculated PSD and generated dose map. Similarities and differences exist between these different software packages, which are discussed here. The accuracy of PSD calculated on phantom studies with these software solutions are within ± 25% and poorer in patient studies. Improvements are therefore required for manufacturers of both software and IR systems. The medical physicists also have an important role to play in setting up and monitoring the dose in these software solutions to ensure the accuracy of the calculated PSD.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33465752
pii: S1120-1797(20)30331-8
doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.12.016
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
170-172Informations de copyright
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