Absorbed dose in the operator's brain in interventional radiology practices: evaluation through KAP value conversion factors

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2020

Authors

Ferrari, P (Author) Other; Jovanovic, Z (Author) Other; Bakhanova, E (Author) Other; Becker, F (Author) Other; Krstic, D (Author) Other; Jansen, J (Author) Other; Principi, S (Author) Other; Teles, P (Author) FCUP; Clairand, I (Author) Other; Knezevic, E (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Physica Medica

Vol. 76

Pages: 177-181

ISSN: 1120-1797

Publisher: Istituti Editoriali e Poligrafici Internazionali

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Authenticus ID: P-00S-FWD

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.07.011

Abstract (EN): In order to address the recent concerns over a possible increasing in brain tumour mortality among interventional radiologists and cardiologist, this work evaluated the exposure conditions of the operator's brain during interventional procedures using Monte Carlo simulations with anthropomorphic phantoms. The absorbed doses in several predefined segments of the operator's brain were estimated in a typical interventional radiology irradiation scenario. The doses were normalized to the KAP values simulated for ten X-ray beam qualifies and four projections (PA, RAO 25 degrees, LAO 25 degrees and CRA 25 degrees). For the interventional radiology scenario, because of the position of the operator, no difference was found in the exposure between the left and right regions of the brain for the first operator. However, for the second operator standing at a farer distance from the tube, the exposure of the left part of the brain is up to two times higher than that of the right part. The results are in agreement with dose measurements reported in the literature. The conversion factors, obtained as the absorbed dose per KAP, can be used to obtain a first estimate of the exposure of the brain of the operators during interventional procedures.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5