Peer-Reviewed Publication
Med Phys2021;48(10):6152-6159.October 1, 2021Journal Article
Dosimetry on first clinical dark-field chest radiography.
Manuela Frank1, Theresa Urban1, Konstantin Willer1, Wolfgang Noichl1, Fabio De Marco1, Rafael Schick1, Bernhard Gleich1, Alexander Schegerer2, Ursula Lechel2, Pascal Meyer3, Juergen Mohr3, Thomas Koehler4, Andre Yaroshenko5, Ingo Maack5, Thomas Pralow5, Roland Proksa4, Bernhard Renger6, Peter Noël6, Alexander Fingerle6, Daniela Pfeiffer6, Ernst Rummeny6, Julia Herzen1, Franz Pfeiffer1,6
1Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences and Munich School of BioEngineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
2Department of Medical and Occupational Radiation Protection, Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Neuherberg, Germany.
3Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Microstructure Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
4Philips Research, Hamburg, Germany.
5Philips Medical Systems DMC GmbH, Hamburg, Germany.
6Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dose characteristic for patient examinations at the first clinical X-ray dark-field chest radiography system and to determine whether the effective patient dose is within a clinically acceptable dose range.
METHODS: A clinical setup for grating-based dark-field chest radiography was constructed and commissioned, operating at a tube voltage of…
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