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Adult Computed Tomography examinations in Uganda: Towards determining the National Diagnostic Reference Levels

INTRODUCTION: Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs), typically set at the 75th percentile of the dose distribution from surveys conducted across a broad user base using a specified dose-measurement protocol, are recommended for radiological examinations. There is a need to develop and implement DRLs as...

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Autores principales:	Erem, Geoffrey, Ameda, Faith, Otike, Caroline, Olwit, William, Mubuuke, Aloysius G., Schandorf, Cyril, Kisolo, Akisophel, Kawooya, Michael G.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2022
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9188687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35690743 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12880-022-00838-x

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