Assessment of Patients’ Entrance Skin Dose from Diagnostic X-ray Examinations at Public Hospitals of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Introduction High doses of ionizing radiation can lead to adverse health outcomes such as cancer induction in humans. Although the consequences are less evident at very low radiation doses, the associated risks are of societal importance. This study aimed at assessing entrance skin doses (ESDs) in p...
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Medical Physics |
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| Online Access: | http://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_4772_021071120ffb06c2f91eab0625ed58c6.html |