Eye lens and thyroid gland radiation exposure for patients undergoing brain computed tomography examination

Eye lens and thyroid gland radiation exposure for patients undergoing brain computed tomography examination

This study aims to estimate the effective radiation dose and organ dose from head CT procedures. It was conducted in three main private hospitals in Khartoum State-Sudan, using Toshiba machines with 64 slices. The total number of patients included in this study was 142 patients (82 males and 60 fema...

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Main Authors: Hiba Omer, Suhaib Alameen, Waleed E. Mahmoud, Abdelmoneim Sulieman, Omaima Nasir, Fouad Abolaban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Subjects:
MDCT
Effective dose
Organ dose
Eye lens
Thyroid gland
Radiation risk
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X20304964

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