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ArticleRadiation protection dosimetry2023

Patient exposure during videofluoroscopic swallowing studies performed by speech-language pathologists.

Ioannis A Tsalafoutas, Shady AlKhazzam, Mohammed S Hussain, Ahmed J Omar, Salwa S Bawazir, Suad A AlHamad, Huda AlNaemi, Mohammad H Kharita

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Article in Radiation protection dosimetry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ioannis A TsalafoutasMedical Physics Section, OHS Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-8007-1682
Shady AlKhazzamMedical Physics Section, OHS Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Mohammed S HussainSpeech and Language Pathology Department, Qatar Rehabilitation Institute, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed J OmarClinical Imaging Department, Hamad General Hospital, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Salwa S BawazirClinical Imaging Department, Hamad General Hospital, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Suad A AlHamadClinical Imaging Department, Hamad General Hospital, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Huda AlNaemiMedical Physics Section, OHS Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Mohammad H KharitaMedical Physics Section, OHS Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Qatar Airways (Qatar) · QAHamad General Hospital · QA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Videofluoroscopic swallowing studies (VFSSs) are fluoroscopic examinations performed by speech and language pathologists (SLPs), for the evaluation of the oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing, in patients who are diagnosed with symptoms like dysphagia and speech impairment. The study was focused on the evaluation of the patient doses from VFSS performed at Hamad Medical Corporation hospitals. Data on the patient exposure and examination parameters were extracted from the Radiation Dose Monitoring system, statistically analysed and compared with literature. For adult patients, the mean (median) values for fluoroscopy time and kerma-air product were 2.8 (2.7) min and 181 (144) cGycm2, respectively. For children, the respective mean (median) values were 2.6 (2.4) min and 15.3 (9.2) cGycm2. The results of the study indicate that the VFSS are performed by well-trained health professionals, and as a result, image quality sufficient for a confident diagnosis is obtained at relatively low dose levels.

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DeglutitionDeglutition DisordersAdultChildFluoroscopyHumansPathologistsSpeech

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PMID37345688
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