Or Kalchiem-Dekel, Reza Bergemann, Xiaoyue Ma, Paul J Christos, Daniel Miodownik, Yiming Gao, Usman Mahmood, Prasad S Adusumilli, Matthew J Bott, Joseph Dycoco, Daphna Y Gelblum, Robert P Lee, Bernard J Park, Gaetano Rocco, Stephen B Solomon, David R Jones, Mohit Chawla, Bryan C Husta
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) is an emerging modality to sample pulmonary lesions. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) can be incorporated into RAB. We investigated the magnitude and predictors of patient and staff radiation exposure during mobile CBCT-guided shape-sensing RAB. METHODS: Patient radiation dose was estimated by cumulative dose area product (cDAP) and cumulative reference air kerma (cRAK). Staff equivalent dose was calculated based on isokerma maps and a phantom simulation...
May 28, 2024: Respirology: Official Journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology