HSIEN-CHUN TSENGCHIEN-YI CHEN2026-10-162026-10-162017-12-01Pure ID: 15072160Pure UUID: d22d4c82-2674-4dfa-a83b-15d931b81b6710.2298/NTRP1704350Thttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85041103033https://scholars.csmu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/34110The use of multi-detector row computed tomography in cardiac examinations is increasing globally. Several hospitals are yet to establish a practical method for evaluating the extra scattering dose in the lungs (Dlung) of male examinees with different body-weights undergoing cardiac computed tomography. To measure the dose in each slice of a lung (Dlung,i), thermoluminescent dosimeters are inserted into Rando and tissue-equivalent phantoms made of polymethylmethacrylate and derived from ICRU 48 with masses from 10 to 90 kg. Dlung was evaluated by weighing the scanned volume of each slice. A practical method for determining Dlung involves 64-slice computed tomography scans using a Philips Brilliance computed tomography at 120 kV and 200 mAs, with a thickness of 1.0 mm. Dlung,i increased with distance from the scanning region. This experiment yielded Dlung values from 12.1 ± 2.1 mSv (90 kg) to 23.0 ± 3.8 mSv (10 kg). Finally, a simple equation can be used to derive the relationship between Dlung and the body-weights of a male examinee. Experimental results are compared with others in the literature.8enjournal article