Patients Exposure Assessment Undergoing Conventional Radiology in the Central Region of Cote d'Ivoire

Konate Issa; Kezo Ponaho; Agba Dabo Salif Ignace

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Patients Exposure Assessment Undergoing Conventional Radiology in the Central Region of Cote d'Ivoire

Konate Issa, Kezo Ponaho, Agba Dabo Salif Ignace

Published in Radiation Science and Technology (Volume 9, Issue 2)

Received: 5 May 2023 Accepted: 27 May 2023 Published: 10 June 2023

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Abstract

Our study takes place in the radiology room of the University Hospital Center (CHU) of Bouaké in the central region of Cote d’Ivoire. The work involved 60 patients, including 30 for the examination of the front chest and 30 for the examination of the front lumbar spine. We used a DAP- meter to measure the dose in the air each time the beam was sent to the patient by the technician medical imaging. By a calculation we were able to obtain the Entrance Surface Dose ESD for each patient and the 75th percentile allowed us to obtain the Diagnostic Reference Level (DRL) for each of the two examinations at the CHU of Bouaké. The comparison of the DRL to the mean dose ESDm allows us to say that the dose is not optimized for the examination of the front chest and that corrective measures are to be taken by choosing appropriately the voltage, the charge, the distance focus detector (DFD) and using a total filtration of at least 2.5mm Al. However, for the examination of the front lumbar spine, although the dose is optimized, we can further increase the voltage and decrease the charge within the limits recommended by the learned societies of radiology, to reduce the dose. The DFD can be increased to 140 cm and also increase the total filtration to at least 2.5mm Al.

Published in	Radiation Science and Technology (Volume 9, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.rst.20230902.12
Page(s)	22-25
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Entrance Surface Dose (ESD), Dose in Air (Dair), Mean Dose (Dem), DRL, Optimization

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Konate Issa; Kezo Ponaho; Agba Dabo Salif Ignace. Patients Exposure Assessment Undergoing Conventional Radiology in the Central Region of Cote d'Ivoire. Radiat. Sci. Technol. 2023, 9(2), 22-25. doi: 10.11648/j.rst.20230902.12

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Konate Issa, Kezo Ponaho, Agba Dabo Salif Ignace. Patients Exposure Assessment Undergoing Conventional Radiology in the Central Region of Cote d'Ivoire. Radiat Sci Technol. 2023;9(2):22-25. doi: 10.11648/j.rst.20230902.12

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Konate Issa

Nuclear Physics and Radiation Protection Team, Laboratory of Material Sciences Environment and Solar Energy, University Félix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Kezo Ponaho

Laboratory of Environmental Science and Technology, University Jean Lorougnon Guede, Daloa, Cote d’Ivoire
Agba Dabo Salif Ignace

Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Physics (LFAP), Training and Research Unit of Fundamental and Applied Sciences (UFR SFA), University Nangui Abrogoua (UNA), Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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Konate Issa, Kezo Ponaho, Agba Dabo Salif Ignace. Patients Exposure Assessment Undergoing Conventional Radiology in the Central Region of Cote d'Ivoire. Radiat Sci Technol. 2023;9(2):22-25. doi: 10.11648/j.rst.20230902.12

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