Assessment of Level of Collimation for Pediatric Plain Chest Radiographs in a Teaching Hospital in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria | ||||
| Journal of Nuclear Technology in Applied Science | ||||
| Article 13, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2020, Page 145-152 PDF (1.4 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jntas.2020.23934.1017 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Joseph Dlama Zira1; Amina A M2; Mohammed Sani Umar   2; Mohammed Sidi2; Shem Silas Bature2; Flavious Boboin Nkubli3
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| 1Bayero University Kano Nigeria | ||||
| 2Bayero University Kano | ||||
| 3Department of Medical Radiography, University of Maiduguri | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Collimation of x-ray beam is an important factor in optimization; good collimation will both minimize the radiation dose to the patient and improve image quality because the amount of scattered radiation will increase as if a large volume of tissue is irradiated. This study aimed to assess the level of collimation for pediatric plain chest radiographs in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital as an optimization tool. A retrospective audit was conducted on pediatric plain chest radiographs from May 2016 to May 2019 in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (Kano, Nigeria) using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected and recorded using self-developed data capture sheet based on the European Guidelines on quality criteria for diagnostic radiographic images in pediatrics which captures the gender, age, projection, collimation (4 ways, 3 ways, 2 ways, 1 way, no and under collimation). The results showed that the most predominant age group exposed in the study was within 0 to 1 year representing 31.7% (n=76). Also gender distribution showed that more male were exposed than female, representing 55% (n=132). Out of 240 plain chest radiographs, about 77.0% (n=175), showed inadequate collimation. In conclusion,the study revealed poor collimation practice in pediatric plain chest radiographs. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Pediatrics; Optimization; Collimation; Radiation protection; Image quality | ||||
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