NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS and ACHIEVABLE DOSES for 13 ADULT CT PROTOCOLS and A PAEDIATRIC HEAD CT PROTOCOL: NATIONAL SURVEY of KOREAN HOSPITALS

Jung Su Kim, Sang Kyung Lee, Sun Ki Kim, Seung Min Yoo, Jung Min Kim, Sang Wook Yoon

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Abstract

To develop a second set of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) and achievable doses (ADs) for 13 adult computed tomography (CT) protocols and a paediatric head CT protocol in Korea. A survey of 13,625 CT examinations was performed based on 13 adult CT protocols and a paediatric non-contrast brain CT protocol using 369 CT systems, with patients grouped according to age. Most CT protocols in this survey had DRLs similar to those reported in other countries. However, chest and abdomen-pelvic CT had lower DRLs than those reported in the first Korean national survey and those from other countries. Paediatric non-contrast brain CT in each age group, with the exception of the 11–15-year age group, had lower DRLs than those reported in other countries. The DRLs presented here are similar to (or lower than for some protocols) those reported in the first Korean national survey and those from other countries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)220-229
Number of pages10
JournalRadiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume187
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019 Dec 1

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Research Program funded by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016-E38002-00).

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© 2019 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Radiation
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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