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IONIZING RADIATION EXPOSURE IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: MORE THAN NEEDED

Published:2021-05 Issue:2-3 Volume:194 Page:135-143
ISSN:0144-8420
Container-title:Radiation Protection Dosimetry
language:en
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Author:

Yurdaisik Isil¹^ORCID,Nurili Fuat²,Aksoy Suleyman Hilmi³,Agirman Ayse Gul⁴,Aktan Ahmet⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Radiology, Istinye University, Gaziosmanpasa Medical Park Hospital, 34250 Istanbul, Turkey

2. Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Ketteting Cancer Center, Interventional Radiology, New York, NY 10065, USA

3. Department of Radiology, Galata University, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, 34768 Istanbul, Turkey

4. Department of Radiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, 34668 Istanbul, Turkey

5. Department of Radiology, Yalova Private Hospital, 77100 Yalova, Turkey

Abstract

Abstract Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate the ionizing radiation exposure in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Materials and Methods This was a retrospective study in which all patients presented with suggestive symptoms of COVID-19 were included. The study was carried out in a university-affiliated private hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. Biological radiation dose exposure (cumulative effective dose: CED) was evaluated in millisievert (mSv) units. Results A total of 1410 patients were included in the study. Of all study subjects, 804 patients (57%) underwent only one chest computed tomography (CT) procedure. Six hundred and six patients (43%) had two or more chest CT procedures. Median CED was 6.02 (min–max:1.67–16.27) mSv. The number of patients who were exposed to ≤ 5 mSv were 149 (24.6%), whereas 457 patients (75.4%) were exposed to >5 mSv. Conclusion The radiation exposure in COVID-19 patients seems unjustifiably high. Awareness should be increased as to the proper use of chest CT in COVID-19 as per to the society recommendations.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,General Medicine,Radiation,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/rpd/article-pdf/194/2-3/135/38959660/ncab092.pdf

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