Evaluation of Patients Effective Radiation Dose during Orthopedic Surgery

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluation of patients radiation dose in orthopedic surgery in Khartoum state . A total of 91 patient from orthopedic surgery conducted using mobile c-arm fluoroscopic from three hospitals ,of period from July to November of 2018. To obtained formation of patients during orthopedic surgery used mobile C-arm fluoroscopy ,to recorded the demographic data (gender, age ,weight, hight) . The results presented as mean ± SD were the mean of ESAK was (mean ±0.31 SD) and mean of ED found (mean ±0.29 SD), and the mean ESAK(0.32), mean ED (0.30 mSv) of male higher than female mean ESAK (0.30) mean ED(0.27 mSv) . Compared the dose between all hospitals found that the dose in hospital B (0.32 mSv) was higher than the dose in hospital C (0.29 mSv) and hospital A ( 0.26 mSv). The mean effective dose in present study (0.29 mSv) was lower than mean effective dose from national and international studies (0.46 mSv) and (2.90 mSv), and international organizations ICRP (1.3 mSv) and IAEA (1-3 mSv). So the study recommended that the patients should be positioned in suitable distance from the x-ray tube to minimize patient doses .