Effective dose for scoliosis patients undergoing full spine radiography
| Autor: | M. Mogaadi, Azza Hammou, L. Ben Omrane |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Risk medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Adolescent Radiography Frontal projection Scoliosis Effective dose (radiation) Radiation Protection Age groups medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Child Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Adult patients business.industry Radiotherapy Planning Computer-Assisted X-Rays Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant General Medicine medicine.disease Spine Child Preschool Radiological weapon Radiology business Monte Carlo Method Algorithms Spine radiography |
| Zdroj: | Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 149:297-303 |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 0144-8420 |
| Popis: | Scoliotic patients underwent many radiological examinations during their control and treatment periods. Nowadays, few studies have calculated effective dose which is the primary indicator of radiation risk. In this study, the PCXMC program is used to calculate the effective doses associated with scoliosis radiography. Five age groups of patients, proposed by the National Radiological Protection Board, have been chosen |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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