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ArticleEJNMMI physics2024

Ultra-low foetal radiation exposure in

Charlotte L C Smith, Maqsood Yaqub, Ruud H H Wellenberg, Jelijn J Knip, Ronald Boellaard, Gerben J C Zwezerijnen

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Article in EJNMMI physics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Charlotte L C SmithDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Boelelaan, Amsterdam, 1117, The Netherlands. c.l.c.smith@amsterdamumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-8558-4872
Maqsood YaqubDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Boelelaan, Amsterdam, 1117, The Netherlands.
Ruud H H WellenbergDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Boelelaan, Amsterdam, 1117, The Netherlands.
Jelijn J KnipCancer Center Amsterdam, Imaging and Biomarkers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ronald BoellaardDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Boelelaan, Amsterdam, 1117, The Netherlands.
Gerben J C ZwezerijnenDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Boelelaan, Amsterdam, 1117, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLong axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET/CT systems enable PET/CT scans with reduced injected activities because of improved sensitivity. With this study, we aimed to examine the foetal radiation dose from an

methodsTwo pregnant women were retrospectively included and received an

resultsFoetal radiation dose from the PET scan ranged between 0.11 and 0.44 mGy. Foetal radiation exposure from the CT scan ranged between < 0.10 - 0.90 mGy depending if the foetus was included in the field-of-view.

conclusionFoetal radiation dose could be reduced to < 1.5 mGy when scanning pregnant patients on a LAFOV PET/CT system. The radiation dose to the foetus was reduced significantly in our study due to the increased sensitivity of the LAFOV PET/CT system.

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18F-FDG PETFoetal radiation doseLAFOV PET/CTPregnancyUltra-low PET/CT

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PMCPMC11126546

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