TY - JOUR
T1 - Exceeding radiation thresholds for cataract induction in diagnostic imaging
T2 - a paediatric case report
AU - Perdomo, Amanda Alison
AU - Badawy, Mohamed Khaldoun
AU - Mignone, Cristina
AU - Forster, Jake Cameron
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - This case report investigates the radiation dose received by a paediatric patient with a ventricular assist device who underwent four non-contrast brain computed tomography (CT) scans, two brain perfusion CT scans and two head angiographic CT scans. The total estimated absorbed dose to the lens of the eye is above the 500 mGy radiation-induced cataract threshold. It is recommended that this patient and those with similar imaging histories have routine follow-up with an ophthalmologist. It is also recommended that radiation dose tracking and an electronic medical alert program be implemented to allow the identification of patients who may exceed tissue reaction thresholds.
AB - This case report investigates the radiation dose received by a paediatric patient with a ventricular assist device who underwent four non-contrast brain computed tomography (CT) scans, two brain perfusion CT scans and two head angiographic CT scans. The total estimated absorbed dose to the lens of the eye is above the 500 mGy radiation-induced cataract threshold. It is recommended that this patient and those with similar imaging histories have routine follow-up with an ophthalmologist. It is also recommended that radiation dose tracking and an electronic medical alert program be implemented to allow the identification of patients who may exceed tissue reaction thresholds.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85188423859
U2 - 10.1093/rpd/ncad310
DO - 10.1093/rpd/ncad310
M3 - Article
C2 - 38195763
AN - SCOPUS:85188423859
SN - 0144-8420
VL - 200
SP - 417
EP - 422
JO - Radiation Protection Dosimetry
JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry
IS - 4
ER -
