Assessing the Effect of Changing mAs and kVp on IQ in Neonatal Chest Radiography

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It is important to note that this research aimed at assessing the effect of
changing mAs and kVp on IQ to examine the conspicuousness of pneumothorax,
particularly in DAP as well as AP neonatal chest radiograph. The study established
various imperative findings, however, the main outcome was that altering exposure
factors had an effect on the DAP as well as image quality. Moreover, the general
graphs’ trend patterns followed a combination of both negative and positive
correlations. From the graphs, as mAs raised, Intelligence Quotient optimum score
declined. In the same token, the DAP increased when using 50 kVp, 60 kVp, and 70
kVp as mAs increased.
There are various recommendations in regards to the radiographic technique
for a larger number of present practices or undertakings in pediatric radiography, for
example, SCBU. According to Knight (2014), the SCBU should use a reasonably low
attainable (ALARA) in any AP chest x-ray because this would help in maintaining
optimal IQ at the same time as using low or less mAs. When performing chest x-rays
of neonatal in clinical practice, it is usually seen that the field of radiation increase
because of inability of the neonatal to evade missing pathology and/or anatomy as
well as its inability to keep still. As such, Karami et al. (2016), state that this can
result in an increase or rise of unnecessary radiation dose to the chests fields’ of
individuals.
The findings of this research indicate the significance of using lower mAs
when undertaking paediatric chest X-rays because it minimizes the radiation dose
amount to neonatal patients in the course of chests radiography. Most importantly, the
findings of this study cannot be directly compared to other studies’ findings since this
was an experimental based research and in regards to the knowledge of the author, a