Temporal Trends in Radiation Exposure and Utilization of Coronary CT Angiography, SPECT, and Invasive Coronary Angiography
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 17
Abstract
Background: The use of noninvasive medical imaging has increased over the past decade at a cost of significant lifetime radiation exposure to study subjects. We report the implementation of radiation dose reduction methods and associated reduction in ionizing radiation exposure with Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) over time. Methods: Radiation doses and total number of studies performed were evaluated constantly from January 2010 to September 2012 for CCTA (N=2613), as well as Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT, N=8060) part of an ongoing effort to minimize radiation exposure. Analysis of variance was used to evaluate the radiation exposure reduction among modalities. We compared CCTA radiation doses in the era of retrospective protocols coupled with dose modulation (40%-80%phase) using Siemens® 64-slice Dual Source technology, with prospective scanning on the same equipment, as well as radiation doses on the newer Siemens® Flash Equipment and the implementation of nursing/technologist aggressively driven protocol for heart rate control and image acquisition independent of imaging provider presence during acquisition. Results: The radiation dose reduction with implementation of multiple measures of radiation reduction to include physician independent-technician driven CCTA protocol resulted in a reduction from mean of 9.85±5.96 (median 8.8mSv) to mean of 3.00±2.53(median 2.1mSv) (p<0.0001). CCTA radiation dose has decreased by 69.2% since January of 2010 while SPECT radiation dose remained constant at 14mSv (p<0.0001). Conclusion: Continued advances in software and hardware technology, combined with “physician independent-technician driven” CCTA protocol have drastically reduced radiation dosing in CCTA to annual background radiation exposure, while maximizing the benefit of the study and without sacrificing patient safety.
Authors and Affiliations
Ronald L. Jones, Richard A. Clark, Bernard J. Rubal, Ryan J. McDonough, Kenneth Stone, Edward A. Hulten, Todd C. Villines, Ahmad M. Slim, Kevin E. Steel
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