Equivalent Dose and Risk of Exposure Induced Cancer Death of Different Organs due to Various Image Techniques of EOS Imaging System

Euronext Paris Advanced Orthopedic Solutions (EOS) system is a new radiography system, capable of obtaining two-dimensional and three-dimensional images from bony structures in the body.

The aim of this study is to estimate equivalent dose and the risk of exposure induced cancer death (REID) in different organs of body due to EOS imaging system.

In this experimental study, totally 120 patients were evaluated for various imaging techniques of lower limb, full spine and whole body. Equivalent dose and REID for colon, liver, lung, stomach, breast, bladder, ovary, blood cells (leukemia) and other organs were calculated using PCXMC software (version 2.0.1.2) based on Monte Carlo simulation of X-ray and human phantoms. The data on imaging technique, including age, sex, kVp, dose area product (DAP), mA, focal to detector distance were introduced as the input of PCXMC.

The maximum equivalent dose (mSv) due to EOS imaging system, was estimated for the bladder 0.240±0.066 for the full body technique and 0.240±0.093 for the lower limb technique, respectively, in both males and females. The maximum organ REID (incidence per million) due to EOS imaging system was estimated for lungs as 2.59±1.0 and 2.53±0.9, for the full body technique in both males and females, respectively.

Generally, the equivalent dose and REID by EOS imaging system in different organs of body is low due to the low radiation dose received by the body in different techniques and views.