In high-dose fluoroscopy mode with an ESE rate of 20 R/min, how long is exposure time needed to cause early transient erythema?

To determine the exposure time needed to cause early transient erythema in high-dose fluoroscopy mode with an Entrance Skin Exposure (ESE) rate of 20 R/min, it's essential to understand how erythema can occur due to radiation exposure.

Transient erythema, a reddening of the skin, can occur with a dose of approximately 2 Gy (200 rad). When you look at the ESE rate of 20 R/min, one minute of exposure equates to 20 R, or 0.2 Gy, since 100 R is approximately equal to 1 Gy. Therefore, to reach a threshold of 2 Gy for erythema:

1. Calculate the number of minutes needed to reach 2 Gy:

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\text{Time} = \frac{\text{Target Dose}}{\text{Dose Rate}} = \frac{2 \text{ Gy}}{0.2 \text{ Gy/min}} = 10 \text{ minutes}

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2. To be precise, if you want to reach exactly 2 Gy, you will require additional time past the whole minutes, which accumulates into seconds. Specifically, the total exposure time required is 10 minutes and, to