Effect of common building materials in narrow shaped X-ray fields transmission

International Conference on Bio-Medical Instrumentation and related Engineering and Physical Sciences

物理学;医药卫生

Vlachos, I.^1 ; Tsantilas, X.^2 ; Fountos, G.^3 ; Delis, H.^1 ; Kandarakis, I.^3 ; Panayiotakis, G.^1

Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras

26500, Greece^1

Department of Radiology, Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens, Athens

15126, Greece^2

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Athens

12243, Greece^3

关键词: As low as reasonably achievable;    Degree of protection;    Interventional radiology;    Medical procedures;    Patient diagnosis;    Secondary radiations;    X-ray equipments;    X-ray imaging technologies;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/637/1/012034/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/637/1/012034

学科分类：卫生学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Diagnostic and interventional radiology, are an essential part of present day medical practice. Advances in X-ray imaging technology, together with developments in digital imaging have had a significant impact on the practice of radiology. This includes improvement in image quality, reduction in dose and a broader range of available applications resulting to better patient diagnosis and treatment. X-rays have the potential for damaging healthy cells and tissues, therefore all medical procedures employing X-ray equipment must be carefully managed. In all facilities and for all equipment types, procedures must be in place in order to ensure that exposures to patients, staff and the public are kept as low as reasonably achievable. Commonly used construction materials such as, ceramic tiles and plasterboards can provide a certain degree of protection against X-radiation. In this study, the secondary radiation transmission through common building materials is investigated, in the case of narrow shaped X-ray fields. Double plasterboard and double reinforced in thickness ceramic tile provided better radiation protection results.