PATIENT DOSES IN COMMON DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY EXAMINATIONS

• Published in: Radiation protection dosimetry Vol. 184; no. 1; pp. 12 - 27
• Main Authors: Metaxas, Vasileios I, Messaris, Gerasimos A, Lekatou, Aristea N, Petsas, Theodore G, Panayiotakis, George S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - radiation effects; Male; Middle Aged; Physical Examination - standards; Quality Control; Radiation Dosage; Radiation Monitoring - methods; Radiation Protection - standards; Radiography - standards; Radiography - statistics & numerical data; Reference Values; Thoracic Vertebrae - radiation effects; Young Adult

A local survey was conducted, to evaluate the radiation dose to adult patients who underwent diagnostic X-ray examinations. Patient-related and technical data were recorded, in 1504 patients, for each of the 11 individual projections, of the 7 most common examinations performed in an X-ray room, wit...