Fetal Dose Variations in Lung Scintigraphy of Pregnant Woman: The Role of Fetal Body Habitus
Publish place: Iranian Journal of Medical Physics، Vol: 20، Issue: 3
Publish Year: 1402
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Introduction: This study aims to address the radiation exposure incurred by lung scintigraphy in pregnant patients suspected of pulmonary embolism and to investigate the dose variations due to different body habitus of the fetus. Material and Methods: In this respect, seven computational models of pregnant women and fetus in three trimesters of pregnancy were used and Monte Carlo calculations were performed using Monte Carlo n-particle –extended (MCNPX) code version ۲.۶.۰ to assess absorbed dose coefficients. Time-integrated activities for three radiopharmaceuticals considered in this study were also extracted from the available reference biokinetic data. Results: Fetal dose coefficients (mGy/MBq) for three radiopharmaceuticals labeled with ۹۹mTc were estimated for reference pregnant phantoms at three trimesters of gestation and ۱۰th, and ۹۰th fetal growth percentiles were also considered during the last two trimesters. The results show that the fetal dose coefficients were ۲.۰۹ × ۱۰-۲, ۵.۷۱ × ۱۰-۳, and ۴.۴۴ × ۱۰-۳ mGy/MBq for ۹۹mTc MAA, ۸.۳۱ × ۱۰-۴, ۸.۶۸ × ۱۰-۴, and ۱.۲۷ × ۱۰-۳ mGy/MBq for ۹۹mTc Technegas, and ۷.۸۵ × ۱۰-۳, ۲.۴۲ × ۱۰-۳, and ۲.۶۶ × ۱۰-۳ mGy/MBq for ۹۹mTc DTPA aerosol, respectively. According to the results the factor of fetal body habitus adds variation to the fetal dose within ±۱۵%. Conclusion: Considering one of the uncertainty components of fetal dose, that is the fetal body habitus, the dose variations were well below the safety threshold for the fetus (the threshold from ICRP Publication ۸۴ for fetal cancer risk). Therefore, to check the safety of the diagnostic examination in terms of radiation dose to the fetus, it is sufficient to take into account the reference dose values in clinical practice.
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Motahareh Zohur-Karbaf
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Seyed Hashem Miri-Hakimabad
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Elie Hoseinian-Azghadi
Research and Education Department, Reza Radiotherapy and Oncology Center, Mashhad, Iran
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