National Lung Cancer Screening in Korea: Introduction and Imaging Quality Control
Before the implementation of lung cancer screening as a national cancer screening program, the Korean Lung Cancer Screening Project was performed to evaluate its effectiveness and feasibility. A national lung cancer screening program with low-dose CT (LDCT) will begin from the second half of 2019....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Radiology
2019-09-01
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| Series: | 대한영상의학회지 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2019.80.5.826 |
| Summary: | Before the implementation of lung cancer screening as a national cancer screening program,
the Korean Lung Cancer Screening Project was performed to evaluate its effectiveness and feasibility. A national lung cancer screening program with low-dose CT (LDCT) will begin from the
second half of 2019. LDCT should be performed in high-risk subjects, aged 54–74 years, with a
smoking history of 30 pack years or more. The use of multi-detector CT with a minimum of 16
channels is recommended, and LDCT scanning should be performed with the maximum CTDIvol
radiation dose of 3 mGy in standard-sized subjects. The results of LDCT should be reported using
the Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System by diagnostic radiologists educated in specified programs. Radiologists play an important role in lung cancer screening. Quality control and
reporting of LDCT is mandatory, and continued education is necessary. Cessation of smoking is
the most important in lung cancer screening. |
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| ISSN: | 1738-2637 2288-2928 |