Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to ascertain the effect of a moving grid, stationary grid and non-grid in the lateral cervical spine radiography on image quality and entrance surface dose (ESD). Image quality and radiation doses have been studied by various authors, but there is limited a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Moey, Soo Foon, Mohd Ramlee, Nurfatin Nabilah
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Iranian Association of Medical Physicists (IAMP) 2018
Subjects:	QC Physics R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/1/66537_Image%20quality%20and%20entrance%20surface%20dose.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/7/66537_Image%20quality%20and%20entrance%20surface_SCOPUS.pdf

id	iium-66537
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-665372019-03-15T01:12:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/ Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques Moey, Soo Foon Mohd Ramlee, Nurfatin Nabilah QC Physics R Medicine (General) Introduction: The purpose of this study is to ascertain the effect of a moving grid, stationary grid and non-grid in the lateral cervical spine radiography on image quality and entrance surface dose (ESD). Image quality and radiation doses have been studied by various authors, but there is limited amount of information available on image quality and patient dose from cervical spine examination with different grid techniques. Materials and Methods: The radiographs of the lateral cervical spine were acquired by positioning the RANDO phantom abutting the erect bucky whilst using a moving grid, stationary grid and non-grid. A 24 cm x 30 cm Fuji standard cassette type imaging plate was used in this study. A Leeds TOR test tool was utilized for relative comparison of image quality for the fore mentioned techniques. The ESD of each examination was determined by using the Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeter (OSLD). Results: Increased kilovoltage (kVp) resulted in the reduction of ESD whether moving grid, stationary grid or non-grid was utilized. Significant differences in high contrast sensitivity, low contrast sensitivity and spatial resolution were reflected when using the grid compared to that of non-grid, x2(2, N=42) = 8.000; 5.000, p<0.05. The results also indicated significant differences in ESD when using a moving grid, stationary grid and non-grid, x2(2, N=42) = 7.200, p<0.05. Conclusion: This study reflected that there were significant differences in image quality and ESD when a moving grid, stationary grid and non-grid were used in lateral cervical spine radiography. Further, non-grid cervical spine lateral radiography using the highest appropriate kVp is recommended as the existed air gap acts as a grid, resulting in acceptable image quality with reduction in ESD. Iranian Association of Medical Physicists (IAMP) 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/1/66537_Image%20quality%20and%20entrance%20surface%20dose.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/7/66537_Image%20quality%20and%20entrance%20surface_SCOPUS.pdf Moey, Soo Foon and Mohd Ramlee, Nurfatin Nabilah (2018) Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques. Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 16 (2 (March-April)). pp. 166-170. ISSN 2345-3672 http://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/article_11298_ab1511f31157068abec29ee39c1de828.pdf 10.22038/IJMP.2018.33059.1400
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English English
topic	QC Physics R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle	QC Physics R Medicine (General) Moey, Soo Foon Mohd Ramlee, Nurfatin Nabilah Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques
description	Introduction: The purpose of this study is to ascertain the effect of a moving grid, stationary grid and non-grid in the lateral cervical spine radiography on image quality and entrance surface dose (ESD). Image quality and radiation doses have been studied by various authors, but there is limited amount of information available on image quality and patient dose from cervical spine examination with different grid techniques. Materials and Methods: The radiographs of the lateral cervical spine were acquired by positioning the RANDO phantom abutting the erect bucky whilst using a moving grid, stationary grid and non-grid. A 24 cm x 30 cm Fuji standard cassette type imaging plate was used in this study. A Leeds TOR test tool was utilized for relative comparison of image quality for the fore mentioned techniques. The ESD of each examination was determined by using the Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeter (OSLD). Results: Increased kilovoltage (kVp) resulted in the reduction of ESD whether moving grid, stationary grid or non-grid was utilized. Significant differences in high contrast sensitivity, low contrast sensitivity and spatial resolution were reflected when using the grid compared to that of non-grid, x2(2, N=42) = 8.000; 5.000, p<0.05. The results also indicated significant differences in ESD when using a moving grid, stationary grid and non-grid, x2(2, N=42) = 7.200, p<0.05. Conclusion: This study reflected that there were significant differences in image quality and ESD when a moving grid, stationary grid and non-grid were used in lateral cervical spine radiography. Further, non-grid cervical spine lateral radiography using the highest appropriate kVp is recommended as the existed air gap acts as a grid, resulting in acceptable image quality with reduction in ESD.
format	Article
author	Moey, Soo Foon Mohd Ramlee, Nurfatin Nabilah
author_facet	Moey, Soo Foon Mohd Ramlee, Nurfatin Nabilah
author_sort	Moey, Soo Foon
title	Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques
title_short	Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques
title_full	Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques
title_fullStr	Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques
title_full_unstemmed	Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques
title_sort	image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques
publisher	Iranian Association of Medical Physicists (IAMP)
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/1/66537_Image%20quality%20and%20entrance%20surface%20dose.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/66537/7/66537_Image%20quality%20and%20entrance%20surface_SCOPUS.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T21:34:29Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T21:34:29Z
_version_	1777412728768430080

Image quality and entrance surface dose evaluation for lateral cervical spine: a study using grid and non-grid techniques

Similar Items