Management of pediatric radiation dose using GE fluoroscopic equipment

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-211

  Belanger, Barry ^a   Boudry, John ^a  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopic equipment; Pediatric dose management; Technical advances

Indexed keywords

AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE; AUTOMATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION SAFETY; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THEORY; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AUTOANALYSIS; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE NEED; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; SKIN; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; X RAY;

BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746659944     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0228-9     Document Type: Review

References (12)

1. Moy JP (2000) Signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution in x-ray electronic imagers: Is the MTF a relevant parameter? Med Phys 27:86-93
2. Chotas HG (1999) Principles of digital radiography with large-area, electronically readable detectors: A review of the basics. Radiology 210:595-599
3. Belanger B, Betraoui F, Dhawale P, et al (2006) Development of next generation digital flat panel catheterization system: Design principles and validation methodology. Proceedings of SPIE: Physics of Medical Imaging (in press)
4. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (2006) Standard XR 21-2000. Revised May 2002. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (Medical Division), Arlington, Va. http://www.nema.org/stds
5. Balter S, Heupler FA, Lin PJ, et al (2001) A new tool for benchmarking cardiovascular fluoroscopes. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 52:67-72
6. Gordon CL III (2000) Image quality optimization using an x-ray spectra model-based optimization method. In: Dobbins JT, Boone JM (eds) Medical Imaging 2000. Physics of medical imaging: 13-15 Feb 2000, San Diego, Calif. Bellingham, Washington, USA, Proc SPIE 3977:456-465
7. Aufrichtig R, Xue P, Thomas CW, et al (1994) Perceptual comparison of pulsed and continuous fluoroscopy. Med Phys 21:245-256
8. Dhawale P, Gopinath P, Belanger B, et al (2005) Innovative dose reduction in the cath lab with use of a novel robotic patient contouring/ detector positioning system. In: TCTMD Articles and Abstracts/TCT Abstracts 2005/Cardiac Catheterization, Electrophysiology and Cardiac Transplantation. Available via DIALOG: http://www.tctmd.com/csportal/ appmanager/tctmd/ main?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=TCTMDContent&hdCon=1383216. Cited 31 March 2006
9. Raman SV, Magorien RD, Vaillant R, et al (2002) Rotational cardiovascular x-ray imaging for left coronary artery angiography using a digital flat-panel cardiac imaging system. Am J Cardiol 90 [Suppl 6A]:129H
10. Thanvi S, Dani S (2004) Rotational digital angiocardiography in evaluation of congenital heart disease. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 63:110
11. Niedzwiecki G, Bugman S (2004) Assessment of radiation dose reduction and image quality with use of dynamic mode imaging on the flat panel system. In: SIR/Annual Scientific Meeting/Abstract Archive/First citation. Available in DIALOG: http://directory.sirweb.org/eseries/ amabst/results.cfm. Cited 31 March 2006
12. Niedzwiecki G, Bugman S (2005) Reduction of radiation dose in uterine fibroid embolization procedures with use of a digital flat panel system. In: RSNA/Annual Meeting/RSNA 2005/2005 Online Presentations/Vascular Interventional. Available via DIALOG: http://rsna2005.rsna.org/rsna2005/ V2005/conference/event_display.cfm?id=4411458. Cited 31 March 2006