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ArticleRadiological physics and technology2022

Lens dose reduction with a bismuth shield in neuro cone-beam computed tomography: an investigation on optimum shield device placement conditions.

Satoru Kawauchi, Koichi Chida, Yusuke Hamada, Wataro Tsuruta

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Satoru KawauchiDepartment of Radiology, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan. shibaken.shatle@kjd.biglobe.ne.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7878-1113
Koichi ChidaDepartment of Radiological Technology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
Yusuke HamadaDepartment of Radiology, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan.
Wataro TsurutaDepartment of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan.

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japan society for the promotion of science JP19K17183
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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the placement distance, number, and position of the bismuth shield for developing a lens protective device for cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). To determine the dose reduction rate, the lens doses were measured using an anthropomorphic head phantom and a real-time dosimeter. The image quality assessment was determined by analyzing the change in the pixel value, caused by the bismuth shield, and the artifact index was calculated from the pixel value and image noise within various regions of interest in the head phantom. When the distance between the bismuth shield and the subject was increased, the image quality deteriorated less, but there was also a decrease in the lens dose reduction rate. Upon changing the number of bismuth shields from 1-ply to 2-ply, the dose reduction rate increased; however, there was a decrease in the image quality. Additionally, placing the bismuth shield outside of the subject improved the dose reduction rate without deteriorating the image quality. The optimum placement conditions of the bismuth shield were concluded as follows: positioned outside, placed 10 mm from the surface of the subject, and used a 1-ply bismuth shield. When these placement conditions were used, the lens dose reduction rate was 26.9 ± 0.36% (right-left average) for the "bismuth shield: separate". The protective device developed in this study will contribute to radiation dose reduction in CBCT scans.

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BismuthRadiation ProtectionCone-Beam Computed TomographyDrug TaperingPhantoms, ImagingProtective DevicesRadiation DosageTomography, X-Ray ComputedBismuthBismuth shieldCone-beam CT (CBCT)Image qualityInterventional neuroradiology (INR)Lens doseRadioprotection

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