Scatter radiation exposure during knee arthrography

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.164.3.3615889· OSTI ID:6087766

Light, M C; Molloi, S Y; Yandow, D R; Ranallo, F N

Knee arthrography, as performed at the authors' institution, was simulated and scattered radiation exposure to a radiologist's gonads, thyroid, and eye lens was measured with a sensitive ionization chamber. Results show that radiologists who regularly conduct knee arthrography examinations can incur doses to the gonads that are less than 6% of the U.S. limits, and to the thyroid and eye that are approximately 10% of the U.S. limits. Since the scatter radiation from overhead imaging of stress views constituted most (greater than or equal to 60%) of the dose to the lens of the eye and the thyroid, spot imaging was evaluated as a substitute for overhead imaging in the assessment of the anterior cruciate ligament. This substitution resulted in no loss of clinical information and has now completely replaced overhead imaging of stress views at this institution.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
• OSTI ID: 6087766
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 164:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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