TY - JOUR
TI - Radiation doses to patients from enteroclysis
AU - Tsalafoutas, I.A.
AU - Chrysovergis, D.A.
AU - Maniatis, P.N.
AU - Vassilaki, A.E.
AU - Triantopoulou, Ch.C.
AU - Yakoumakis, E.N.
AU - Koulentianos, E.D.
JO - Radiation Protection Dosimetry
PY - 2005
VL - 113
TODO - 2
SP - 162-167
PB - 
SN - 0144-8420, 1742-3406
TODO - 10.1093/rpd/nch450
TODO - adult;  aged;  clinical article;  controlled study;  Crohn disease;  diagnostic accuracy;  dosimetry;  female;  fluoroscopy;  gastrointestinal disease;  gastrointestinal radiography;  human;  ileus;  male;  radiation dose;  radiation exposure;  radiation response;  review;  small intestine cancer;  small intestine obstruction, Adult;  Aged;  Body Burden;  Female;  Fluoroscopy;  Greece;  Humans;  Intestinal Diseases;  Intestine, Small;  Male;  Middle Aged;  Radiation Dosage;  Radiation Monitoring;  Radiation Protection;  Relative Biological Effectiveness;  Risk Assessment;  Risk Factors;  X-Rays
TODO - The purpose of this study was to determine the patient doses during enteroclysis and compare them with the available bibliographical data. For 14 enteroclysis examinations, the dose-area product (DAP) meter readings, fluoroscopy time, number of radiographs and exposure data were recorded. From these data, the fluoroscopy and radiography contributions to DAP, the entrance surface dose (ESD) and the effective dose (E) for each examination were estimated. The mean DAP was 81 Gy cm2 and the mean fluoroscopy time was 19.5 min. The fluoroscopy contribution to DAP was 77% and 8.7 films were acquired in each examination on average. The mean ESD and E were estimated to be 428 mGy and 21 mSv, respectively. The mean DAP and fluoroscopy time calculated in this study are quite high when compared with those reported in the literature, suggesting that the examination technique should be reviewed and the ways to reduce patient exposure without compromising the diagnostic quality should be acquired. © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
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