Compare the radiation in pediatric patients thyroid submitted to chest X-ray using the position of the anode and cathode.
The study's primary goal was to compare radiation exposure in two different positions during chest x rays in children. It was conducted from June/2014 to July/2015, and included children from 0 to12 years old staying at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Instituto de Cardiologia de Porto Alegre, Brazil, with chest x ray requests during ICU stay. They were randomized to two groups: during the x ray, one group was positioned with the thyroid facing the anode end, and the other group was positioned with the thyroid facing the cathode end.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
Thyroid position: facing the anode end of xray machine
Thyroid position: facing the cathode end of xray machine
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Dose of radiation used in thyroid gland with Ionization chamber
Assessed using ionization chamber
Time frame: One month
Dose of radiation used in thorax with spectrometer
Assessed using ionization chamber
Time frame: One month
Dose of radiation used in gonads with tape to measure
Assessed using ionization chamber
Time frame: One month
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