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ArticleRadiation physics and chemistry (Oxford, England : 1993)2023

Effectiveness of protective thyroid shield in chest X-ray imaging.

Shyma M Alkhateeb, Abdulkreem Bamusa, Nawaf Almutairi, Badr Barayan, Hasan Alamodi, Fouad Alnadawi, Majdi Alnowaimi

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Article in Radiation physics and chemistry (Oxford, England : 1993), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shyma M AlkhateebRadiologic Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulkreem BamusaRadiologic Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Nawaf AlmutairiRadiologic Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Badr BarayanRadiologic Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Hasan AlamodiRadiologic Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Fouad AlnadawiNuclear Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Majdi AlnowaimiNuclear Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chest X-ray imaging is the most common X-ray imaging method for diagnosing coronavirus disease. The thyroid gland is one of the most radiation-sensitive organs of the body, particularly in infants and children. Therefore, it must be protected during chest X-ray imaging. Yet, because it has benefits and drawbacks, using a thyroid shield as protection during chest X-ray imaging is still up for debate.Therefore, this study aims to clarify the need for using a protective thyroid shield during chest X-ray imaging. This study was performed using different dosimeters (silica beads as a thermoluminescent dosimeter and an optically stimulated luminance dosimeter) embedded in an adult male ATOM dosimetric phantom. The phantom was irradiated using a portable X-ray machine with and without thyroid shielding. The dosimeter readings indicated that a thyroid shield reduced the radiation dose to the thyroid gland by 69% ± 18% without degrading the obtained radiograph. The use of a protective thyroid shield during chest X-ray imaging is recommended because its benefits outweigh the risks.

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Chest X-rayDosimetryOptically stimulated luminanceRadiation protectionShieldingThyroid region

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PMID37065502
PMCPMC10089664
OpenAlexW4364374788

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