The RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) Dose Exhibit, made available in September on the Image Wisely’s website, is about Moving Towards a Comprehensive Staff Scatter Dose Feedback & Training System Using Virtual Reality.

The purpose of the presentation is to expand the function of the scattering radiation display system so that it can be used in resident staff training, ensuring safety through reduced doses. In addition, it also brings real-time feedback of Fluoroscopically-Guided Interventional procedures (FGI).

In the introduction, it explains that standard dosimeters, such as thermoluminescent, provide estimates only for one region and don’t provide immediate feedback on how the dose can be reduced. Besides, the presentation informs that some organizations have begun to set patterns to educate operators and staff performing fluoroscopy, but haven’t been successful.

With that, a real-time scatter dose system was developed during the FGIs that provides feedback to the team present in the intervention room. It presents indicators to professionals of how the radiation dose affects different positions in that place.

Currently, developers have started to implement team member recognition, so that individualized feedback is given at three levels, specifically eyes, neck and waist. With that, it will be possible to produce post-procedure reports on the cumulative dose for each professional.

Check out other information and the conclusion in the full presentation by clicking here.