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Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose and Calculation of Effective Dose for Common Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations in Kashan, Iran
The knowledge of the radiation dose received by the patient during the radiological examination is essential to prevent risks of exposures. The aim of this work is to study patient doses for common diagnostic radiographic examinations in hospitals affiliated to Kashan University of Medical sciences,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803878/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26156930 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v7n5p202 |
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author | Aliasgharzadeh, Akbar Mihandoost, Ehsan Masoumbeigi, Mahboubeh Salimian, Morteza Mohseni, Mehran |
author_facet | Aliasgharzadeh, Akbar Mihandoost, Ehsan Masoumbeigi, Mahboubeh Salimian, Morteza Mohseni, Mehran |
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description | The knowledge of the radiation dose received by the patient during the radiological examination is essential to prevent risks of exposures. The aim of this work is to study patient doses for common diagnostic radiographic examinations in hospitals affiliated to Kashan University of Medical sciences, Iran. The results of this survey are compared with those published by some national and international values. Entrance surface dose (ESD) was measured based on the exposure parameters used for the actual examination and effective dose (ED) was calculated by use of conversion coefficients calculated by Monte Carlo methods. The mean entrance surface dose and effective dose for examinations of the chest (PA, Lat), abdomen (AP), pelvis (AP), lumbar spine (AP, Lat) and skull (AP, Lat) are 0.37, 0.99, 2.01, 1.76, 2.18, 5.36, 1.39 and 1.01 mGy, and 0.04, 0.1, 0.28, 0,28, 0.23, 0.13, 0.01 and 0.01 mSv, respectively. The ESDs and EDs reported in this study, except for examinations of the chest, are generally lower than comparable reference dose values published in the literature. On the basis of the results obtained in this study can conclude that use of newer equipment and use of the proper radiological parameter can significantly reduce the absorbed dose. It is recommended that radiological parameter in chest examinations be revised. |
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spelling | pubmed-48038782016-04-21 Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose and Calculation of Effective Dose for Common Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations in Kashan, Iran Aliasgharzadeh, Akbar Mihandoost, Ehsan Masoumbeigi, Mahboubeh Salimian, Morteza Mohseni, Mehran Glob J Health Sci Articles The knowledge of the radiation dose received by the patient during the radiological examination is essential to prevent risks of exposures. The aim of this work is to study patient doses for common diagnostic radiographic examinations in hospitals affiliated to Kashan University of Medical sciences, Iran. The results of this survey are compared with those published by some national and international values. Entrance surface dose (ESD) was measured based on the exposure parameters used for the actual examination and effective dose (ED) was calculated by use of conversion coefficients calculated by Monte Carlo methods. The mean entrance surface dose and effective dose for examinations of the chest (PA, Lat), abdomen (AP), pelvis (AP), lumbar spine (AP, Lat) and skull (AP, Lat) are 0.37, 0.99, 2.01, 1.76, 2.18, 5.36, 1.39 and 1.01 mGy, and 0.04, 0.1, 0.28, 0,28, 0.23, 0.13, 0.01 and 0.01 mSv, respectively. The ESDs and EDs reported in this study, except for examinations of the chest, are generally lower than comparable reference dose values published in the literature. On the basis of the results obtained in this study can conclude that use of newer equipment and use of the proper radiological parameter can significantly reduce the absorbed dose. It is recommended that radiological parameter in chest examinations be revised. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015-09 2015-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4803878/ /pubmed/26156930 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v7n5p202 Text en Copyright: © Canadian Center of Science and Education http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Articles Aliasgharzadeh, Akbar Mihandoost, Ehsan Masoumbeigi, Mahboubeh Salimian, Morteza Mohseni, Mehran Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose and Calculation of Effective Dose for Common Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations in Kashan, Iran |
title | Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose and Calculation of Effective Dose for Common Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations in Kashan, Iran |
title_full | Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose and Calculation of Effective Dose for Common Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations in Kashan, Iran |
title_fullStr | Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose and Calculation of Effective Dose for Common Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations in Kashan, Iran |
title_full_unstemmed | Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose and Calculation of Effective Dose for Common Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations in Kashan, Iran |
title_short | Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose and Calculation of Effective Dose for Common Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations in Kashan, Iran |
title_sort | measurement of entrance skin dose and calculation of effective dose for common diagnostic x-ray examinations in kashan, iran |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803878/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26156930 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v7n5p202 |
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