골밀도검사에서 피검자의 장기선량 측정 및 차폐기구의 효용성 평가

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Shielding Device and the Organ Dose of Subject During Bone Mineral Density

Bone mineral density is a examination to measure the amount of bone in patients with metabolic bone disease. It is a low dose, but may cause unnecessary exposure to the gonads and other organs located in the periphery when examining the lumbar and proximal femurs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluated the exposure dose for each organ exposed during the bone mineral density through simulation, and analyzed the applicability of the subject to radiation shielding devices using 3D printing materials. As a result, the highest dose was shown at 11.47 uSv in the breast during lumbar examination and 8.98 uSv in the testis during proximal femur examination. Also, the farther away from the examination site, the lower the effect of the scattering-ray. The shielding effect of using 3D printing shielding device showed high results in proportion to the effective atomic number and specific gravity of the printing material. Among t he p rinting materials, A BS + W showed an e ffect o f at l east 78.72 to 9 6.3 9% c ompared to t he e xisting lead material.