Study on estimation methods of absorbed dose to eye lens of infants from CT head and neck scanning based on one-year old anthropomorphic phantom / 中华放射医学与防护杂志

Objective To study the methods to estimate absorbed dose to eye lens of infants from CT scanning using different protocols and try to find a practical quick way for estimating absorbed dose to eye lens.Methods By scanning one-year old anthropomorphic phantom using 7 kinds of different protocols,all TLDs were measured for final estimation of absorbed dose to eye lens using two different dose conversion methods.Meanwhile,linear regression equation was established between absorbed dose to eye lens and CTDI.Results Absorbed doses to eye lens of infants from children CT scanning using 7 kinds of different protocols were (9.96±0.69) mGy in head axis,(7.01±0.42) mGy in head helical,(12.60± 0.97) mGy in sinus,(12.97±0.42) mGy in inner ear,(0.63±0.03) mGy in neck soft tissue,(8.89± 0.44) mGy in cervical vertebra,and (0.34± 0.01) mGy in chest,respectively.There were statistically significant difference in doses among different groups (F =846.826,P ＜ 0.05).For different scanning locations,there was linear relation between absorbed dose to eye lens and CTDI(r=0.986-0.999,P＜ 0.05).Conclusions Absorbed dose to eye lens of infants from children CT scaning with single dose may not be above threshold dose.In addition,absorbed dose to eye lens can be estimated quickly by linear regression equation between absorbed dose to eye lens and CTDI.

Empirical research on comprehensive evaluation system for evaluating the level of radiation safety culture in medical institutions / 中华放射医学与防护杂志

Objective To establish a safety culture evaluation model to conduct empirical research with regard to the assessment of both the radiation safety culture and management at different levels of health institutions.Methods Delphi method is used to develop a model to define the effectiveness and operational practice of safety culture system in hospitals.Results The research had achieved good reliability assessment,with Cronbach coefficient α of all indicators higher than 0.60.There were 16 hospitals with scores less than 75 (61.54％),at the primary stage of radiation safety culture,and 9 hospitals among 75-95 (34.62％),at the middle stage,only 1 hospital with score of 95.48 (3.85％),at the high grade stage.Conclusions At present,the level of radiation safety culture in medical institutions is lower as a whole.The evaluation model established in the present research is practicable to some extent and can provide reference for strengthening radiation safety management.