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