ABSTRACT The aim of this study was in two to investigate; firstly, (i) location of radiosensitive organs in the interior of four (4) paediatric anthropomorphic phantoms, and, secondly, (ii) effectiveness of single and double bismuth thyroid shields, distance between shield and phantom surface, during paediatric multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) using fixed tube current (FTC) and automatic exposure control (AEC) on dose reduction and image quality. Four (4) paediatric anthropomorphic phantoms representing the equivalent of a newborn, 1-, 5-, and 10-y-old child underwent head, thorax and abdomen computed tomography (CT) scans. CT and magnetic resonance imaging scans of all children aged 0-16 y-old performed during a 5-y-period at the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece were reviewed, and five hundred and three (503) were found to be eligible for normal anatomy. Anteriorposterior and lateral dimensions of twelve (12) of the above children closely matched that of the phantoms‟ head, thoracic and abdominal region in each four (4) phantoms. The midsagittal plane (MSP) and mid-coronal plane (MCP) were drawn on selected matching axial images of patients and phantoms. Multiple points outlining large radiosensitive organs and centres of small organs in patient images were identified at each slice level and their orthogonal distances from the MSP and MCP were measured. The outlines and centres of all radiosensitive organs were reproduced using the coordinates of each organ on the corresponding phantoms‟ transverse images.
INKOOM, S (2021). LOCATION OF RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS, MEASUREMENT OF ABSORBED DOSE TO RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS AND USE OF BISMUTH SHIELDS IN PAEDIATRIC ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/location-of-radiosensitive-organs-measurement-of-absorbed-dose-to-radiosensitive-organs-and-use-of-bismuth-shields-in-paediatric-anthropomorphic-phantoms
INKOOM, STEPHEN "LOCATION OF RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS, MEASUREMENT OF ABSORBED DOSE TO RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS AND USE OF BISMUTH SHIELDS IN PAEDIATRIC ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS" Afribary. Afribary, 28 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/location-of-radiosensitive-organs-measurement-of-absorbed-dose-to-radiosensitive-organs-and-use-of-bismuth-shields-in-paediatric-anthropomorphic-phantoms. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
INKOOM, STEPHEN . "LOCATION OF RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS, MEASUREMENT OF ABSORBED DOSE TO RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS AND USE OF BISMUTH SHIELDS IN PAEDIATRIC ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS". Afribary, Afribary, 28 Mar. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/location-of-radiosensitive-organs-measurement-of-absorbed-dose-to-radiosensitive-organs-and-use-of-bismuth-shields-in-paediatric-anthropomorphic-phantoms >.
INKOOM, STEPHEN . "LOCATION OF RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS, MEASUREMENT OF ABSORBED DOSE TO RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS AND USE OF BISMUTH SHIELDS IN PAEDIATRIC ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/location-of-radiosensitive-organs-measurement-of-absorbed-dose-to-radiosensitive-organs-and-use-of-bismuth-shields-in-paediatric-anthropomorphic-phantoms