A phantom study of a protective trolley for neonatal radiographic imaging: new equipment to protect the operator from scatter radiation

Xinhong Wang; Mengxi Xu; Cong Chen; Zhongkun Bao; Hongzhu Wang; Jizhou Zhang; Zhen Wang; Haipeng Liu

doi:10.1007/s00247-022-05488-3

A phantom study of a protective trolley for neonatal radiographic imaging: new equipment to protect the operator from scatter radiation

Xinhong Wang, Mengxi Xu, Cong Chen, Zhongkun Bao, Hongzhu Wang, Jizhou Zhang, Zhen Wang, Haipeng Liu

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Abstract

Chest radiography is commonly performed as a diagnostic tool of neonatal diseases. Contact-based radiation personal protective equipment (RPPE) has been widely used for radiation protection, but it does not provide full body protection and it is often shared between users, which has become a major concern during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. To address these issues, we developed a novel trolley to protect radiographers against X-ray radiation by reducing scatter radiation during neonatal radiographic examinations. We measured the scatter radiation doses from a standard neonatal chest radiograph to the radiosensitive organs using a phantom operator in three protection scenarios (trolley, radiation personal protective equipment [RPPE], no protection) and at three distances. The results showed that the scatter radiation surface doses were significantly reduced when using the trolley compared with RPPE and with no protection at a short distance (P<0.05 for both scenarios in all radiosensitive organs). The novel protective trolley provides a non-contact protective tool for radiographers against the hazard of scatter radiation during neonatal radiography examinations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	332-336
Number of pages	5
Journal	Pediatric Radiology
Volume	53
Issue number	2
Early online date	26 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-022-05488-3
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

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Funding Information: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 8170110234) and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFE0198400).

Keywords

Chest radiography
Neonatal intensive care unit
Neonates
Personal protective equipment
Radiation protection
Scatter radiation
Trolley

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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