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Don Steven, Macdougall Robert, Gress Dustin, Burleson Judy
Final Pr. ID: Paper #: 137
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Dose Index Registry (DIR) compares site or practice exposure indices among regional and national values. While the CT DIR was established in 2011, Digital Radiography (DR) is only in the pilot phase. This single-site, single-vendor experience will inform the pediatric radiology community of the establishment of the ACR DIR DR module. Read More
Authors: Don Steven , Macdougall Robert , Gress Dustin , Burleson Judy
Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-04 (R)
In a Radiology Department that solely cares for pediatric patients, transitioning from computed radiography (CR) to digital radiography (DR) was a challenge. The software for the DR system is designed for imaging adults and has limited pediatric processing features. In the CR system, technologists would manually adjust the imaging technique to child appropriate values based on a technique chart and the usage of a vast array of processing tools. With DR, these charts and processing tools became obsolete. In addition, for the DR wireless flat panel detector to process the image correctly, four percent of the surface area must be exposed to radiation; a challenge in pediatric imaging. Therefore in order to achieve significant reduction in radiation exposure with DR equipment, extensive staff education, algorithm and technique chart modification is required. Read More
Authors: Butler Nikki , Brinson Dana
Keywords: Radiation Reduction, Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, Education, ALARA