Effect of Spectral Filtering and Segmental X-ray Tube Current Switch-Off on Interventionalist’s Scatter Exposure during CT Fluoroscopy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Two-Dimensional Fluoro-CT
2.2. Exposure to Scattered Radiation
2.3. Patient Exposure
2.4. Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Effect of Using a Sn Filter
3.2. Effect of Combining Sn Filter with PACT
3.3. Patients’ CT Exposure
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Protocol Name | Segments with X-ray Current Off 1 |
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10 o’clock | 300° (250–350°) |
12 o’clock | 0° (310–50°) |
2 o’clock | 60° (10–110°) |
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Grosser, O.S.; Volk, M.; Georgiades, M.; Punzet, D.; Alsawalhi, B.; Kupitz, D.; Omari, J.; Wissel, H.; Kreissl, M.C.; Rose, G.; et al. Effect of Spectral Filtering and Segmental X-ray Tube Current Switch-Off on Interventionalist’s Scatter Exposure during CT Fluoroscopy. Bioengineering 2024, 11, 838. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11080838
Grosser OS, Volk M, Georgiades M, Punzet D, Alsawalhi B, Kupitz D, Omari J, Wissel H, Kreissl MC, Rose G, et al. Effect of Spectral Filtering and Segmental X-ray Tube Current Switch-Off on Interventionalist’s Scatter Exposure during CT Fluoroscopy. Bioengineering. 2024; 11(8):838. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11080838
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrosser, Oliver S., Martin Volk, Marilena Georgiades, Daniel Punzet, Bahaa Alsawalhi, Dennis Kupitz, Jazan Omari, Heiko Wissel, Michael C. Kreissl, Georg Rose, and et al. 2024. "Effect of Spectral Filtering and Segmental X-ray Tube Current Switch-Off on Interventionalist’s Scatter Exposure during CT Fluoroscopy" Bioengineering 11, no. 8: 838. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11080838