SIMPLE METHOD OF MEASURING SSDE FOR HEAD CT: FACILITATING PRE-CT SCAN DOSE CALCULATION USING SPECIALIZED HEAD SCAN BAND

In this study, scaled scan band was developed to provide size-specific dose estimation (SSDE) values based on head circumference of patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) scans. The scan band was tested in 40 consecutive head CT examinations. The accuracy of the specialized scan band method was determined by comparing SSDEband with SSDE293,forehead , SSDEmean and SSDECenter. SSDE293,forehead was used as the control value. The results of the linear fit of SSDEband, SSDE(mean )and SSDEcenter against SSDE293, forehead, were R-2 = 0.958, R-2 = 0.984 and R-2 = 0.936, respectively. There was no significant difference between SSDEband, SSDEmean and SSDEcenter for SSDE293,forehead. Use of the proposed scan band method makes it possible to accurately determine the required radiation dose before a CT examination is performed.