Dosimetric evaluation of X-ray examinations of paranasal sinuses in pediatric patients

Abstract Objective: To estimate the entrance surface air kerma (Ka,e) and air kerma in the region of radiosensitive organs in radiographs of pediatric paranasal sinuses. Materials and Methods: Patient data and irradiation parameters were collected in examinations of the paranasal sinuses in childr...

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Main Authors: Beatriz de Lucena Villa-Chan Cantalupo, Aline Carvalho da Silva Xavier, Clemanzy Mariano Leandro da Silva, Marcos Ely Almeida Andrade, Vinícius Saito Monteiro de Barros, Helen Jamil Khoury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2016-04-01
Series:Radiologia Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842016000200007&lng=en&tlng=en