David Célier1, Patrice Roch2, Cécile Etard2, Hubert Ducou Le Pointe3,4,5, Hervé J Brisse5,6,7. 1. Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire, 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. david.celier@irsn.fr. 2. Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire, 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. 3. Department of Pediatric Imaging, Hôpital d'enfants Armand-Trousseau APHP, 26 avenue du Docteur Arnold-Netter, Paris, France. 4. Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France. 5. French-Speaking Society for Pediatric and Prenatal Imaging (SFIPP), Paris, France. 6. Imaging Department, Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm, Paris, France. 7. Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Paris, France.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To report on a dose survey conducted by the French societies of radiology and paediatric imaging (SFR and SFIPP) and the French public service expert in nuclear and radiological risks (IRSN), and to suggest new diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for paediatric CT. METHODS: Dose reports concerning children aged 0-15 years and five CT procedures (brain, petrous bone, mediastinum, lung and abdomen-pelvis) performed in 2015-2016 were collected from 15 imaging departments on a voluntary basis. Volume CT dose index (CTDIvol) and dose-length product (DLP) were recorded for at least 10 patients per procedure, per centre and per age group. New DRLs were calculated as the 3rd quartiles of the distributions of the median values. RESULTS: Results from 3253 CT examinations were obtained. The exposure levels observed were much lower than for the previous surveys (2007-2008 and 2010-2013) and among the lowest values currently published. A good homogeneity between facilities was also observed. New DRLs are proposed for each procedure and age group. CONCLUSIONS: This new survey contributes to the continuing optimisation process in French paediatric CT practice. Its results have been recently used to update the national paediatric CT DRLs. KEY POINTS: • New national diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are proposed for several paediatric CT procedures. • The DRLs proposed for brain, chest and abdomen-pelvis procedures are among the lowest published worldwide.
OBJECTIVES: To report on a dose survey conducted by the French societies of radiology and paediatric imaging (SFR and SFIPP) and the French public service expert in nuclear and radiological risks (IRSN), and to suggest new diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for paediatric CT. METHODS: Dose reports concerning children aged 0-15 years and five CT procedures (brain, petrous bone, mediastinum, lung and abdomen-pelvis) performed in 2015-2016 were collected from 15 imaging departments on a voluntary basis. Volume CT dose index (CTDIvol) and dose-length product (DLP) were recorded for at least 10 patients per procedure, per centre and per age group. New DRLs were calculated as the 3rd quartiles of the distributions of the median values. RESULTS: Results from 3253 CT examinations were obtained. The exposure levels observed were much lower than for the previous surveys (2007-2008 and 2010-2013) and among the lowest values currently published. A good homogeneity between facilities was also observed. New DRLs are proposed for each procedure and age group. CONCLUSIONS: This new survey contributes to the continuing optimisation process in French paediatric CT practice. Its results have been recently used to update the national paediatric CT DRLs. KEY POINTS: • New national diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are proposed for several paediatric CT procedures. • The DRLs proposed for brain, chest and abdomen-pelvis procedures are among the lowest published worldwide.
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