[Creation of a crystalline lens radiation exposure defense cover and the effect of radiation exposure decrease on neuro-interventions].
A variety of radiation hazards resulting from interventional radiology (IVR) have been reported in recent years. Particularly affected are the skin and the crystalline lens, with their high radiation sensitivity. During neurological interventions, the radiological technologist should consider decreasing radiation exposure. We found exposure projections where the exposure dose became a radiation hazard for the crystalline lens, and examined an efficient method of cover for the exposure projections used for neurological interventions. The exposure projection for maximum crystalline lens radiation exposure was a lateral projection. In the crystalline lens the maximum exposure to radiation was on the X-ray tube side. The method of defense adopted was that of installing a lead plate of the appropriate shape on the surface of the X-ray tube collimator. In other exposure projections, this cover did not become a redundant shadow. With the cover that was created, the X-ray side crystalline lens lateral projection could be defended effectively.
Take
Toshio
T
Department of Radiology, Showa University Hospital.
Sato
Kaori
K
Kiuchi
Katsunori
K
Nakazawa
Yasuo
Y
D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011859:Radiography; D015642:Radiology, Interventional