Background: Scan length optimization is a method of optimization which ensures that, imaging is performed to cover just the area of interest without unnecessarily exposing structures that would not add value to answer a given clinical question.
Purpose: This study assessed the variability and degree of redundant scan coverages along the z-axis of CT examinations of common indications and the associated radiation dose implications in CT facilities in Ghana for optimization measures to be recommended.
Methods: On reconstructed acquired CT images, the study measured extra distances covered above and below anatomical targets for common indications with calibrated calipers across 25 CT facilities. The National Cancer Institute Dosimetry System for CT (NCICT) (Monte Carlo-based-software) was used to simulate the scanning situations and organ dose implications for scans with and without the inclusion of the redundant scan areas.
Results: A total of 1,640 patients' CT data sets were used in this study. The results demonstrated that CT imaging utilized varying scan lengths (16.45±21.0-45.99±4.3 cm), and 70.6% of the scans exceeded their pre-defined anatomic boundaries by a mean range of 2.86±1.07-5.81±1.66 cm, thereby resulting in extra patient radiation dose. Hence, scanning without the redundant coverages could generate a dose length product (DLP) reduction of 17.5%, 18.8%, 15.5% and 9.0% without degrading image quality for brain lesion, lung lesion, pulmonary embolism and abdominopelvic lesion CT imaging, respectively, whilst ensuring organ dose reduction of0.8%-79.1%.
Conclusion: The study strongly recommends that radiographers should avoid the inclusion of redundant areas in CT examinations to reduce organ doses.
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