Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation

Johansen, S; Hauge, I; Hogg, P; England, A; Lanca, L; Gunn, C; Sanderud, A

doi:10.1016/j.jmir.2018.02.002

Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study (2018)
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Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2019). Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study. Physica Medica, 57(Jan 19), 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.12.009

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of being overweight on image quality (IQ), radiation dose and acquisition parameters when undertaking adult chest x-ray (CXR) examinations using routine acquisition protocols. Methods: The Lungman chest phantom... Read More about Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study.

Stent frame movement following endovascular aneurysm sealing in the abdominal aorta (2018)
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Yafawi, A., McWilliams, R., Fisher, R., England, A., Karouki, M., & Torella, F. (2019). Stent frame movement following endovascular aneurysm sealing in the abdominal aorta. Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 26(1), 54-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/1526602818814548

Purpose: We investigated the incidence and extent of stent migration after endovascular sealing of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAS), its relationship with adherence to the instructions for use of the Nellix endograft and its association with aneur... Read More about Stent frame movement following endovascular aneurysm sealing in the abdominal aorta.

Impact of body part thickness on AP pelvis radiographic image quality and effective dose (2018)
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Alzyoud, K., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2019). Impact of body part thickness on AP pelvis radiographic image quality and effective dose. Radiography, 25(1), e11-e17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2018.09.001

Introduction: Within medical imaging variations in patient size can generate challenges, especially when selecting appropriate acquisition parameters. This experiment sought to evaluate the impact of increasing body part thickness on image quality (... Read More about Impact of body part thickness on AP pelvis radiographic image quality and effective dose.

A novel method for comparing radiation dose and image quality, between and within different X-ray units in a series of hospitals (2018)
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Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., Lanca, L., & England, A. (2018). A novel method for comparing radiation dose and image quality, between and within different X-ray units in a series of hospitals. Journal of Radiological Protection, 38(4), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/aae3fa

Objectives: To develop a novel method for comparing radiation dose and image quality (IQ) to evaluate adult chest X-ray (CXR) imaging among several hospitals. Methods: CDRAD 2.0 phantom was used to acquire images in eight hospitals (17 digital X-r... Read More about A novel method for comparing radiation dose and image quality, between and within different X-ray units in a series of hospitals.

Construction and validation of a low cost paediatric pelvis phantom (2018)
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Ali, M., Hogg, P., Johansen, S., & England, A. (2018). Construction and validation of a low cost paediatric pelvis phantom. European Journal of Radiology, 108, 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2018.09.015

PURPOSE: Imaging phantoms can be cost prohibitive, therefore a need exists to produce low cost alternatives which are fit for purpose. This paper describes the development and validation of a low cost paediatric pelvis phantom based on the anatomy o... Read More about Construction and validation of a low cost paediatric pelvis phantom.

An investigation of pressure ulcer risk, comfort and pain in medical imaging (2018)
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Angmorterh, S., England, A., Szczepura, S., Anaman-Torgbor, J., Ofori, E., Webb, J., …Hogg, P. (2019). An investigation of pressure ulcer risk, comfort and pain in medical imaging. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 50(1), 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.07.003

In this study, we investigated the interface pressure of healthy volunteers on medical imaging (MI) table surfaces to determine the risks of developing pressure ulcers (PU). We also investigated volunteers’ perception of pain and comfort while lying... Read More about An investigation of pressure ulcer risk, comfort and pain in medical imaging.

Calculating individual lifetime effective risk from initial mean glandular dose arising from the first screening mammogram (2018)
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Ali, R., England, A., Mercer, C., & Hogg, P. (2018). Calculating individual lifetime effective risk from initial mean glandular dose arising from the first screening mammogram. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 49(4), 406-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.06.005

Objectives: To use the initial mean glandular dose (MGD) arising from the first screening mammogram to estimate the individual total screening lifetime effective risk. Methods: Organ doses from FFDM screening exposures (craniocaudal and mediolatera... Read More about Calculating individual lifetime effective risk from initial mean glandular dose arising from the first screening mammogram.

An investigation into the validity of utilising the CDRAD 2.0 phantom for optimisation studies in digital radiography (2018)
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Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2018). An investigation into the validity of utilising the CDRAD 2.0 phantom for optimisation studies in digital radiography. British Journal of Radiology, 91(1089), https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20180317

Objectives: To determine if a relationship exists between low contrast detail (LCD) detectability using the CDRAD 2.0 phantom, visual measures of image quality (IQ) and simulated lesion visibility (LV) when performing digital chest radiography (CXR).... Read More about An investigation into the validity of utilising the CDRAD 2.0 phantom for optimisation studies in digital radiography.

RE : Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes (2018)
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Ali, R., England, A., McEntee, M., Mercer, C., Tootell, A., & Hogg, P. (2018). RE : Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes. Radiography, 24(3), 273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2018.05.005

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Optimum positioning for AP pelvis radiography : a literature review (2018)
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Alzyoud, K., Hogg, P., Snaith, B., Flintham, K., & England, A. (2018). Optimum positioning for AP pelvis radiography : a literature review. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 49(3), 316-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.04.025

Aim Pelvic radiography is used for the identification of hip joint changes, including pathologies such as osteoarthritis. Several studies have recommended that the position for this radiological procedure should be standing, not supine, to reflec... Read More about Optimum positioning for AP pelvis radiography : a literature review.

Endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) alone or in combination with chimney grafts (chEVAS) for treating complications of previous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures (2018)
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Paraskevas, K., Karouki, M., Rehman, A., Torella, F., McWilliams, R., England, A., & Fisher, R. (2018). Endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) alone or in combination with chimney grafts (chEVAS) for treating complications of previous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 41(7), 1015-1020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-018-1952-x

Objective Late complications after previous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures include type I/III endoleaks causing aneurysm growth and rupture. We reviewed our results from the management of such complications with endovascular aneu... Read More about Endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) alone or in combination with chimney grafts (chEVAS) for treating complications of previous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures.

Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes (2018)
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Ali, R., England, A., McEntee, M., Tootell, A., Mercer, C., & Hogg, P. (2018). Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes. Radiography, 24(3), 240-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2018.02.001

Background and purpose: The performance of mammography screening programmes is focussed mainly on breast cancer detection rates. However, when the benefits and risks of mammography are considered, the risk of radiation-induced cancer is calculated fo... Read More about Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes.

Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation (2018)
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Johansen, S., Hauge, I., Hogg, P., England, A., Lanca, L., Gunn, C., & Sanderud, A. (2018). Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 49(2), 201-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.02.002

Aim: To compare the absorption ability of two lead-free aprons with a lead apron. Method: Measure and compare the absorption ability of 3 aprons; OpaqFu bilayer apron containing bismuth and antimony, NoLead one layer apron containing antimony, and... Read More about Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation.

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