First Report of Radiation Dose to Pediatric Patients Arising from Diagnostic Chest and Abdomen Examination

Autor:	Sh. Bayani Rodi, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri, Malakeh Malekzadeh, M. T. Bahreyni Toossi, Fatemeh Akbari
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty medicine.anatomical_structure Thermoluminescence dosimeter business.industry Reference values Radiography Radiation dose medicine High doses Abdomen Radiology business
Zdroj:	IFMBE Proceedings ISBN: 9783642039010
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-642-03902-7_27
Popis:	A survey of the entrance surface doses in the routine radiography of children in Mashhad has been carried out in five departments, using thermoluminescence dosimeter. Chest and abdomen were covered in this study. Data were collected for 344 pediatric patients. Findings revealed that some of these were high doses due to a lack of standardization in procedure, resulting in use of low tube voltages and high currents for examination and usage of grid for all patients are higher than the recommended reference values of CEC and NRPB.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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