Radiat Prot Dosimetry
Discipline of Medical Imaging Science, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Level 7, University of Sydney, D18 Susan Wakil Health Building, Western Avenue, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.
Published: October 2022
The aim of this study was to investigate the current radiation doses for CT examinations throughout a state in Malaysia and, based on this data, to propose local diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for the most common CT examinations. A study was conducted in three of the four hospitals that have provided CT services throughout the state. A survey booklet was designed to facilitate collection of pertinent CT scan data. The following information were extracted and recorded for each study: tube voltage, tube current, number of scans phases, CT dose index volume (CTDIvol) and dose length product (DLP). Proposed local DRLs of CT brain and thorax were up to 12% lower than the current national DRLs. However, an increase of DLP (median value) for CT abdomen was also found as compared to the 75th percentile of national DRLs. Therefore, considerable optimisation should be made to achieve a better dose reduction.
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