Establishment of Diagnostic Reference Levels and Estimation of Effective Dose from Computed Tomography Head Scans at a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa

<strong><em>Introduction:</em></strong> Head scans are the most frequently performed computed tomography (CT) examinations worldwide. However, there is growing concern over the probability of increased cancer risks among the exposed populations. Diagnostic reference levels (D...

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Main Author: Mpumelelo Nyathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2020-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:http://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/article_13341_d60ca8a5bc9f6cc873eff2d8665762e6.pdf