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Directional vector visualization of scattered rays in mobile c-arm fluoroscopy

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Previous radiation protection-measure studies for medical staff who perform X-ray fluoroscopy have employed simulations to investigate the use of protective plates and their shielding effectiveness. Incorporating directional information enables users to gain a clearer understanding of how to position protective plates effectively. Therefore, in this study, we propose the visualization of the directional vectors of scattered rays. X-ray fluoroscopy was performed; the particle and heavy-ion transport code system was used in Monte Carlo simulations to reproduce the behavior of scattered rays in an X-ray room by reproducing a C-arm X-ray fluoroscopy system. Using the calculated results of the scattered-ray behavior, the vectors of photons scattered from the phantom were visualized in three dimensions. A model of the physician was placed on the directional vectors and dose distribution maps to confirm the direction of the scattered rays toward the physician when the protective plate was in place. Simulation accuracy was confirmed by measuring the ambient dose equivalent and comparing the measured and calculated values (agreed within 10%). The directional vectors of the scattered rays radiated outward from the phantom, confirming a large amount of backscatter radiation. The use of a protective plate between the patient and the physician’s head part increased the shielding effect, thereby enhancing radiation protection for the physicians compared to cases without the protective plate. The use of directional vectors and the surrounding dose-equivalent distribution of this method can elucidate the appropriate use of radiation protection plates.

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This study was supported in part by an Industrial Disease Clinical Research grant (220201-01) from Japan.

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  1. Division of Medical Quantum Science, Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

    Kyoko Hizukuri

  2. Division of Medical Quantum Science, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

    Toshioh Fujibuchi & Hiroyuki Arakawa

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Hizukuri, K., Fujibuchi, T. & Arakawa, H. Directional vector visualization of scattered rays in mobile c-arm fluoroscopy. Radiol Phys Technol 17, 288–296 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12194-024-00779-w

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