Estimation of adult patient doses for selected X-ray diagnostic examinations

The caldose_x 5.0 software has been used to assess the entrance skin doses (ESD) and effective doses (ED) of adult patients undergoing x-ray examinations of the thorax/chest (PA/RLAT), pelvis (AP), cervical spine (AP/LAT), thoracic spine (AP) and lumber spine (AP) in three public hospitals each equi...

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Main Authors: Kofi Ofori, Samuel W. Gordon, Emmanuel Akrobortu, Adriana A. Ampene, Emmanuel O. Darko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168785071400079X