Effect of X-ray scan quality on the collective effective dose in patients in telemedicine
- Authors: Lantukh Z.A.1, Kozhikhina D.D.1, Tolkachev K.V.1, Shatenok M.P.1, Soldatov I.V.1, Druzhinina U.V.1,2, Vasilev Y.A.1, Ryzhov S.A.1,3, Vodovatov A.V.4
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Affiliations:
- Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies
- Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
- Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev
- Issue: Vol 5, No 3 (2024)
- Pages: 491-504
- Section: Original Study Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/DD/article/view/310032
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/DD624990
- ID: 310032
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BACKGROUND: The key objective of a healthcare provider is to ensure the quality and increase the efficiency of X-ray diagnostics in both municipal and private medical facilities. A poor-quality radiologic image requires repeated procedures, which results in further reputation, time, and economic losses for the medical organization. Moreover, repeated examinations further contribute to the patient’s total radiation exposure.
AIM: To assess the contribution of poor-quality X-ray examinations to patient exposure in outpatient medical organizations with telemedicine services.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study aimed to evaluate poor-quality X-ray examinations recorded by radiologists at the Moscow Reference Center in 2022 by applying a specially developed quality control system for diagnostic examinations based on information technology. In addition, during X-ray examinations, the methods for finding effective doses received by patients were applied in compliance with current regulatory requirements. Statistical methods were also used.
RESULTS: In this study, 2,059 poor-quality examinations were recorded, accounting for 0.084% of the total number of examinations interpreted with telemedicine. The collective effective dose from poor-quality examinations was 3.613 man-Sv, which was <0.11% of the total collective dose of patients in outpatient medical organizations.
CONCLUSION: The implementation of a quality control system for diagnostic examinations based on information technology proved to be efficient for medical organizations rendering telemedicine services.
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Zoya A. Lantukh
Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies
Author for correspondence.
Email: lantukhza@zdrav.mos.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6623-9610
SPIN-code: 5486-6496
Russian Federation, Moscow
Daria D. Kozhikhina
Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies
Email: d.kozhikhina@mpcmr.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7690-8427
SPIN-code: 5869-3854
Russian Federation, Moscow
Kirill V. Tolkachev
Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies
Email: npcmr@zdrav.mos.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8871-8700
SPIN-code: 3196-7497
Russian Federation, Moscow
Maria P. Shatenok
Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies
Email: maria.prusova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9217-7011
SPIN-code: 5165-7113
Russian Federation, Moscow
Ilya V. Soldatov
Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies
Email: SoldatovIV2@zdrav.mos.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4867-0746
SPIN-code: 4065-6048
Russian Federation, Moscow
Uliya V. Druzhinina
Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies; Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
Email: yu.druzhinina@npcmr.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3230-3722
SPIN-code: 1973-2848
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow
Yuriy A. Vasilev
Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies
Email: VasilevYA1@zdrav.mos.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0208-5218
SPIN-code: 4458-5608
MD, Cand Sci (Medicine)
Russian Federation, MoscowSergey A. Ryzhov
Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies; Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
Email: RyzhovSA@zdrav.mos.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0640-7368
SPIN-code: 6595-4011
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow
Aleksandr V. Vodovatov
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev
Email: vodovatoff@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5191-7535
SPIN-code: 4560-8978
Cand. Sci. (Biology)
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgReferences
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