MO‐E‐204B‐04: Interventional Fluoroscopy Procedure Skin Dose Assessment Using DICOM Dose Structured Reports

B. Schueler; W. Pavlicek; Y. Khodadadegan; M. Zhang; R. Paden; K. Fetterly; T. wu; S. Langer

doi:10.1118/1.3469130

MO‐E‐204B‐04: Interventional Fluoroscopy Procedure Skin Dose Assessment Using DICOM Dose Structured Reports

B. Schueler, W. Pavlicek, Y. Khodadadegan, M. Zhang, R. Paden, K. Fetterly, T. wu, S. Langer

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Purpose: Patient skin injury due to radiation exposure during interventional fluoroscopy procedures is a concern. The FDA has recommended dose be monitored, along with the dose distribution on the patient's skin. Modern fluoroscopy equipment provides a readout of the accumulated reference point air kerma. However, this parameter is a poor estimate of localized skin dose since it does not take into account beam movement. Acquisition information needed to calculate skin dose can be recorded as a DICOM Dose Structured Report (Dose SR), which has recently become available on new fluoroscopy equipment. We have developed a system that uses the Dose SR to produce a skin dose map, along with determination of the peak skin dose. Method and Materials: The Dose SR provides data for each irradiation event (fluoroscopy footswitch or acquisition): kerma‐area‐product, reference point air kerma, C‐arm angulation and table position. Using the position of the patient on the table, backscatter and table attenuation, the air kerma to 1‐cm² regions on the patient's surface is calculated. The patient surface is approximated as a mathematical model using SolidWorks simulation software, with model size varied based on patient parameters. Results: The method was validated using a Siemens Axiom Artis angiography system. Measurements made with an ionization chamber and lucite phantom were compared to calculated skin dose values for a range of C‐arm angles, table positions and exposure levels. Errors ranged from 2–10% with higher errors corresponding to increased C‐arm angulation. Conclusion: A system has been developed to estimate skin dose and generate skin dose maps from an interventional procedure Dose SR. The system allows for a more precise determination of localized skin dose and assists with planning appropriate entry ports for future procedures to minimize skin injury. Application to any vendor platform providing a Dose SR is possible.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3359
Number of pages	1
Journal	Medical physics
Volume	37
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3469130
State	Published - Jun 2010

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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