Study to establish diagnostic reference levels of adults CT chest examinations in Algeria

Meddad, F.; Merad, A.; Guedioura, D.; Khelassi-Toutaoui, N.

doi:10.1063/1.5048170

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“…NDRLs in some nations were established via multinational projects [15,16]. On the other hand, some nations established more recent DRLs on a local or provincial level, such as Canada [44] and India [4]. However, we only included previous studies that provided national data for the purpose of this review.…”

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A systematic review on the current status of adult diagnostic reference levels in head, chest and abdominopelvic Computed Tomography

et al. 2020

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Computed tomography (CT) is a routinely employed diagnostic tool for the detection and diagnosis of disease processes. Despite the primary focus of radiation dose reduction and improvements in CT scanners, radiation dose exposure remains an ever-increasing concern. Scanning protocol optimisation relative to body weight and scanner manufacturer still lags behind the diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) that are set on an international scale. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the current status of adult DRLs in head, chest and abdominopelvic CT over time on a global scale. A search was carried out in early 2019 using the Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS and manual databases. The reference lists of published articles were also assessed to identify further articles. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) methodology was employed to evaluate articles for relevance. Articles were included if they assessed the DRL in head, chest and abdominopelvic scans. The search resulted in 6079 articles, of which 67 were included after a thorough screening process. The literature demonstrates a wide dose variation in reported head, chest and abdominopelvic dose length product (DLP) DRL, ranging from 700–1359, 330–707 and 550–1486 mGy·cm, respectively. Where reported, the volumed CT dose index (CTDIvol) DRL in the head, chest and abdominopelvic studies ranged from 30.4–85.5, 9–15 and 12.3–31 mGy·cm, respectively. The global means were shown to be slightly lower and significantly lower than the reported values of DLP and CTDIvol values for the American College of Radiology and European Commission, respectively. This review emphasises the need for an international standardisation for head and body DRL establishment methods, to provide a more comparable global measurement of dose variations across CT sites as well as regular monitoring of delivered radiation dose to patients.

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