The radiation dose received by patients undergoing chest radiography was included. 200 patients who attended these investigations in 10 hospitals in Iran were randomly selected from all ages groups and both female and...The radiation dose received by patients undergoing chest radiography was included. 200 patients who attended these investigations in 10 hospitals in Iran were randomly selected from all ages groups and both female and male. Critically ill patients were excluded. This paper presents the work, which was implemented on 200 patients and evaluated using the entrance skin dose （ESD） in the posterior anterior （PA） chest projection measured directly at the center of the X-ray field. In addition, the machine room, and dark room .parameters, as well as work practices and repeat rates were studied. The quality control （QC） parameters and the ESD before and after QC were evaluated utilizing an anthropomorphic phantom to define the optimal exposure condition at all hospitals. This research shows that after using the QC parameters and after optimization of the exposure conditions, the ESD was decreased by 42% on average. Also the qua/ity of the radiographs generally increased. The reported method is easily implemented in any clinical situation where optimization of chest radiography is needed.展开更多
The rod-pinch diode(RPD)is a kind of new X-ray source for flash radiographic apphcations,especially in the small-scale hydrodynamic experiments.According to theoretical analysis and the generator parameters,the 1MV ro...The rod-pinch diode(RPD)is a kind of new X-ray source for flash radiographic apphcations,especially in the small-scale hydrodynamic experiments.According to theoretical analysis and the generator parameters,the 1MV rod pinch diode has been designed and studied experimentally.As a result,1.21 to 1.45rads at 1m in the forward direction (0°)are achieved in 18.1 to 27.5ns FWHM pulses,the spot sizes are 0.8 to 1.1mm with 1-mm-diameter tungsten rods. This suggests that the rod-pinch diode is a perfect X-ray source used in the small-scale hydrodynamic experiments.展开更多
文摘The radiation dose received by patients undergoing chest radiography was included. 200 patients who attended these investigations in 10 hospitals in Iran were randomly selected from all ages groups and both female and male. Critically ill patients were excluded. This paper presents the work, which was implemented on 200 patients and evaluated using the entrance skin dose （ESD） in the posterior anterior （PA） chest projection measured directly at the center of the X-ray field. In addition, the machine room, and dark room .parameters, as well as work practices and repeat rates were studied. The quality control （QC） parameters and the ESD before and after QC were evaluated utilizing an anthropomorphic phantom to define the optimal exposure condition at all hospitals. This research shows that after using the QC parameters and after optimization of the exposure conditions, the ESD was decreased by 42% on average. Also the qua/ity of the radiographs generally increased. The reported method is easily implemented in any clinical situation where optimization of chest radiography is needed.
文摘The rod-pinch diode(RPD)is a kind of new X-ray source for flash radiographic apphcations,especially in the small-scale hydrodynamic experiments.According to theoretical analysis and the generator parameters,the 1MV rod pinch diode has been designed and studied experimentally.As a result,1.21 to 1.45rads at 1m in the forward direction (0°)are achieved in 18.1 to 27.5ns FWHM pulses,the spot sizes are 0.8 to 1.1mm with 1-mm-diameter tungsten rods. This suggests that the rod-pinch diode is a perfect X-ray source used in the small-scale hydrodynamic experiments.
