Table 4.
Abdominal group.
| Couch/Ceiling Shielding | Lead drape Shielding | Couch/Ceiling and Lead drape Shielding | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Hand | Entrypoint | No difference | –60.4% | No difference compared to lead drape shielding |
| Progress View | –71.3% | |||
| Total | –67.8% | |||
| Thyroid region | Entrypoint | –98.4% | +80.5% | –99.9% |
| Progress View | –95.8% | –7.7%* | –99.8% | |
| Total | –97.4% | +49.0% | –99.8% | |
| Gonad region | Entrypoint | –92.8% | +65.2% | –98.9% |
| Progress View | –92.0% | +42.9% | –98.7% | |
| Total | –92.4% | +52.8% | –98.9% | |
Percentages of dose difference compared to the setting without any radiation shielding in the scatter radiation model. All percentages represent significant (p<0.05) changes expect the one marked with an asterix (*; p=0.43).