TY - JOUR ID - 12546 TI - Estimation of Absorbed and Effective Doses in Organs through Computed Tomography Examinations Using Automatic Exposure Control and Fixed Tube Current Techniques: A Phantom Case Study JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Physics JA - IJMP LA - en SN - AU - Sulemana, Hamza AU - Inkoom, Stephen AU - Sosu, Edem Kwabla AU - Schandorf, Cyril AD - Department of Medical Physics, Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana AD - Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 17 IS - 1 SP - 58 EP - 65 KW - Computed Tomography KW - organ dose KW - Radiation Dosimetry KW - Radiology DO - 10.22038/ijmp.2019.34196.1432 N2 - Introduction: The study aimed to assess absorbed and effective doses in organs through computed tomography (CT) examinations using automatic exposure control (AEC) and fixed tube current (FTC) techniques. Material and Methods: Scanning parameters were obtained for routine adult CT examinations and used to estimate the organ absorbed and effective doses using CT-Expo software. The estimated effective doses were based on International Commission on Radiological Protection publication 103 recommendations. Results: Regarding the scans performed with AEC, doses to head, chest, abdomen and pelvic organs were within the range of 19.7-41.8, 6.4-17.4, 19.2-20.9, and 10.5-24.9 mGy respectively. Moreover, the effective doses for the mentioned organs were 1.6, 6.1, 6.4 and 5.4 mSv respectively. Considering FTC technique, doses to organs ranged 16.7-75.5, 4.1-52.2, 10.6-33.2 and 5.2-38.7 mGy respectively. Moreover, the mean effective doses of FTC were 2.1, 6.9, 9.4 and 6.1 mSv, respectively. Examinations performed with AEC technique induced a dose reduction of 9% and 34% for head organs, 52, 62 and 25% for chest organs, 16% and 14% for abdomen organs, and 11% and 10% for pelvic organs, compared to the FTC. A dose increase of 3% was observed for testes. The mean effective doses for scans with AEC were 13-46% lower than those obtained by FTC. Conclusion:According to the obtained results of the current study, the estimated doses for scans with AEC technique were in a lower level compared to FTC technique. Accordingly, it is recommended to utilize this technique for CT examinations to ensure optimal dose reduction to radiosensitive organs. UR - https://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/article_12546.html L1 - https://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/article_12546_8767884817137b8bf3283a50b439bb85.pdf ER -