Background: Radiographers are responsible for producing image quality which can provide accurate diagnostic information by considering the lowest possible radiation dose according to the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle. Participation between radiographers and medical physicists is needed in optimizing efforts to control the selection of exposure factors by the required clinical radiographic examination. Purpose: To analyze the exposure index on examination chest posterior-anterior. Methods: Quantitative descriptive by analyzing the percentage of exposure index results used in chest PA radiographs as an effort to optimize: image quality and radiation dose indicators on chest PA examinations. Results: Optimization of exposure percentage results of 68%, 25% underexposure, 4% underexposure, 2% overexposure, 1% overexposure (noise). Radiographers have tried to optimize: image quality and image radiation dose by selecting exposure factors that are tailored to the patient’s condition and maximizing post-processing for increased quality. Conclusion: In optimizing the CR imaging system, it is necessary to understand exposure index, this is related to the underexposed, optimal, and overexposed categories, besides radiographers can take advantage of post-processing to improve image quality.
Background: Facility design for radiology diagnostic examination was one of the concerns in the COVID-19 pandemi. This is related to the establishment of emergency department of radiology which were carried out in a very fast pace. Purpose: This study was an effort to the radiation protection for workers and public. Method: Data collection was carried out on 1-29 May 2020 at the COVID-19 Emergency Hospital in Wisma Atlet Jakarta. Results: The assessment for the area 1 was 1 = 22.38 mR /week, in the area was 2 = 5.23 mR /week, in the area 3 = 7.32 mR / week, in the area 4 = 8.67 mR /week. Thus, the exposure received is still within limits safe in the controlled area. Meanwhile, the uncontrolled area will continue to be monitored to ensure that there is no activity. Conclusion: In the effort of protecting the workers and the public from the radiotion, the principles of radiation protection, distance, time, and shielding should always be implemented.
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