[HTML][HTML] Eye lens opacities and cataracts among physicians and healthcare workers occupationally exposed to radiation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AS Alhasan, WA Aalam - Saudi medical journal, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To evaluate the risk of developing eye lens opacities and cataracts among
physicians and healthcare workers occupationally exposed to radiation. Methods: Our …

[PDF][PDF] Radiation Exposure in Interventional Pain Management Physicians: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature

VP Zhitny, K Do, E Kawana, J Do… - Pain …, 2024 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Millions of interventional pain procedures are performed each year to address
chronic pain. The increase in these procedures also raises the concern of health risks …

The dose optimization and evaluation of image quality in the adult brain protocols of multi-slice computed tomography: a phantom study

T Prabsattroo, K Wachirasirikul, P Tansangworn… - Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Computed tomography examinations have caused high radiation doses for patients,
especially for CT scans of the brain. This study aimed to optimize the radiation dose and …

Radiation dose of the eye lens in CT examinations of the brain in clinical practice—the effect of radiographer training to optimise gantry tilt and scan length

J Tarkiainen, M Nadhum, A Heikkilä… - Radiation Protection …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Lenses are always exposed to radiation in brain computed tomography (CT) scans.
However, the lens dose can be reduced by excluding lens from scanning area by optimising …

Diagnostic reference levels for common pediatric computed tomography studies: A retrospective study.

M Khafaji, R Barnawi, S Amoudi, H Gabbani… - Radiation Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid increase in computed tomography (CT) examinations among pediatric
patients, the concern about the effects of radiation exposure in this population has …

The impact of tube current and iterative reconstruction algorithm on dose and image quality of infant CT head examination

NA Muhammad, MKA Karim, HH Harun… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Computed Tomography (CT) scan examination has been recognized for its potential in
contributing high radiation doses, which raised a public concern towards pediatric exposure …

Impact of Head CT Organ Dose Modulation on Lens Dose and Image Quality

EZ Dalah, W Grazyna, UM Al Bastaki… - Radiation Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Computed tomography (CT) of the head is one of the most common CT examinations,
particularly in the case of hospitals with dedicated emergency departments. Given the …

Estimation and comparison of the effective dose and lifetime attributable risk of thyroid cancer between males and females in routine head computed tomography …

D Khoramian, M Haghparast… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction A significant number of head computed tomography (CT) scans are performed
annually. However, due to the close proximity of the thyroid gland to the radiation field, this …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation exposure during computerized tomography-based neuroimaging for acute ischemic stroke: a case-control study

SC Kapur, J Kapur, VK Sharma - Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2021 - imrpress.com
Patients and clinicians often raise concerns about radiation exposure to various organs
during computerized tomography-based imaging. We evaluated radiation exposure during …

[HTML][HTML] Elimination of biological and physical artifacts in abdomen and brain computed tomography procedures using filtering techniques

H Omer, N Tamam, S Alameen, S Algadi, DT Tai… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Medical images are usually affected by biological and physical artifacts or
noise, which reduces image quality and hence poses difficulties in visual analysis …