EVALUATION OF THE ANODE HEEL EFFECT ON THE TESTES DOSE DURING PELVIC RADIOGRAPHY

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KARAMI VAHID; ZABIHZADEH MANSOUR; SHAMS NASIM; GHOLAMI MEHRDAD

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Journal: TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ) Year:2017 | Volume:75 | Issue:2 Page(s): 113-119

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EVALUATION OF THE ANODE HEEL EFFECT ON THE TESTES DOSE DURING PELVIC RADIOGRAPHY

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KARAMI VAHID | ZABIHZADEH MANSOUR | SHAMS NASIM | GHOLAMI MEHRDAD | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

ANODEQ1

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIESQ1

HEELQ1

PELVISQ1

RADIATION PROTECTIONQ1

RADIOGRAPHYQ1

TESTISQ1

Abstract

Background: ANODE HEEL effect refers to reduction of radiation intensity in the ANODE side of X-ray tube. This variation in radiation intensity across the ANODE-cathode of Xray tube can be benefited for decrease radiation exposure in some radiological examinations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ANODE HEEL orientation on the radiation dose received by the testes in male patients undergoing pelvic RADIOGRAPHY.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, conducted at one of the teaching hospitals of Ahvaz, Jundishapur University of Medical Science Ahvaz, Iran, from September 2015 to March 2016. In order to measure the profile of radiation intensity variation, 13 paired sets of high radiosensitive cylindrical lithium fluoride thermo-luminescent dosimeters (TLD) aligned on the cathode-ANODE central axis upon the table and then irradiated using routine exposure parameters. The ANODE of X-ray tube was positioned toward the feet for 40 patients and toward the head for 39 patients undergoing pelvic RADIOGRAPHY.For measure the entrance skin dose (ESD), 8 TLD chips were located on the central point of the radiation field and 5 TLDs were located on the testes position to measure the dose received.Results: Radiation intensity profile showed that radiation intensity decrease from the cathode to the ANODE side. Discrepancy of radiation intensity on central axis of cathodeANODE was calculated about 35%. The radiation dose received by the testes was 26.74% lower for patients the ANODE directed toward the feet, compared to the patients in which the ANODE directed toward the head (FTC: 1.260±0.296 mGy, FTA: 0.923±0.167 mGy, P<0.05). There was no meaningful difference for the measured ESD of PELVIS between two groups of patients (FTC: 1.256±0.315 mGy, FTA: 1.195±0.205 mGy, P=0.788).Conclusion: In pelvic RADIOGRAPHY, positioning of testes directed to the ANODE of X-ray tube can decrease the receive dose.

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KARAMI, VAHID, ZABIHZADEH, MANSOUR, SHAMS, NASIM, & GHOLAMI, MEHRDAD. (2017). EVALUATION OF THE ANODE HEEL EFFECT ON THE TESTES DOSE DURING PELVIC RADIOGRAPHY. TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ), 75(2), 113-119. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/39268/en

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KARAMI VAHID, ZABIHZADEH MANSOUR, SHAMS NASIM, GHOLAMI MEHRDAD. EVALUATION OF THE ANODE HEEL EFFECT ON THE TESTES DOSE DURING PELVIC RADIOGRAPHY. TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ)[Internet]. 2017;75(2):113-119. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/39268/en

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VAHID KARAMI, MANSOUR ZABIHZADEH, NASIM SHAMS, and MEHRDAD GHOLAMI, “EVALUATION OF THE ANODE HEEL EFFECT ON THE TESTES DOSE DURING PELVIC RADIOGRAPHY,” TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ), vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 113–119, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/39268/en

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