Development of Diagnostic Reference Levels Using a Real-Time Radiation Dose Monitoring System at a Cardiovascular Center in Korea

Jungsu Kim; Deoknam Seo; Inseok Choi; Sora Nam; Yongsu Yoon; Hyunji Kim; Jae Her; Seonggyu Han; Soonmu Kwon; Hunsik Park; Dongheon Yang; Jungmin Kim

doi:10.1007/s10278-015-9773-9

Development of Diagnostic Reference Levels Using a Real-Time Radiation Dose Monitoring System at a Cardiovascular Center in Korea

Jungsu Kim, Deoknam Seo, Inseok Choi, Sora Nam, Yongsu Yoon, Hyunji Kim, Jae Her, Seonggyu Han, Soonmu Kwon, Hunsik Park, Dongheon Yang, Jungmin Kim

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Abstract

Digital cardiovascular angiography accounts for a major portion of the radiation dose among the examinations performed at cardiovascular centres. However, dose-related information is neither monitored nor recorded systemically. This report concerns the construction of a radiation dose monitoring system based on digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) data and its use at the cardiovascular centre of the University Hospitals in Korea. The dose information was analysed according to DICOM standards for a series of procedures, and the formulation of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) at our cardiovascular centre represents the first of its kind in Korea. We determined a dose area product (DAP) DRL for coronary angiography of 75.6 Gy cm² and a fluoroscopic time DRL of 318.0 s. The DAP DRL for percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention was 213.3 Gy cm², and the DRL for fluoroscopic time was 1207.5 s.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	684-694
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Digital Imaging
Volume	28
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-015-9773-9
Publication status	Published - 2015 Feb 21

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Keywords

Cardiovascular centre
DICOM MPPS
Diagnostic reference levels
Order communication system
Radiation dose monitoring

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Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Computer Science Applications

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