Estimation of dose and cancer risk to newborn from chest X-ray in South-South Nigeria: a call for protocol optimization

Estimation of dose and cancer risk to newborn from chest X-ray in South-South Nigeria: a call for protocol optimization

Abstract Background The use of X-ray as a diagnostic tool for complication and anomaly in the neonatal patient has been helpful, but the effect of radiation on newborn stands to increase their cancer risk. This study aims to determine the mean, 50th percentile (quartile 2 (Q2)), and 75th percentile...

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Main Authors: Akintayo Daniel Omojola, Michael Onoriode Akpochafor, Samuel Olaolu Adeneye, Isiaka Olusola Akala, Azuka Anthonio Agboje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Newborn
Entrance surface dose
Thermoluminescent dosimeter
Back scatter factor
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-021-00445-w

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