Optimisation of the AP abdomen projection for larger patient body thicknesses

S Gatt, JL Portelli, F Zarb - Radiography, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction This study aims to identify optimal exposure parameters, delivering the lowest
radiation dose while maintaining images of diagnostic quality for the antero-posterior (AP) …

[PDF][PDF] Measurements of entrance surface dose and effective dose of patients in diagnostic radiography

SS Rubai, MS Rahman, S Purohit, MKA Patwary… - Biomedical …, 2018 - academia.edu
In radiography, a dose to patients primarily depends on the Entrance Surface Dose (ESD)
and the sensitivity of organs which are irradiated during treatment plan. The main goal of this …

Local reference dose evaluation in conventional radiography examinations in Iran

MS Shandiz, MTB Toossi, S Farsi… - Journal of applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of this study was to establish local diagnostic reference levels (LDRLs) for
conventional radiography examinations in Sistan‐Baluchestan province of Iran, using dose …

The skin dose of pelvic radiographs since 1896

GJ Kemerink, G Kütterer, PJ Kicken… - Insights into …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To derive conversions of antiquated exposure data into modern equivalents and
to apply these in the assessment of the skin dose of pelvic radiographs since 1896. Methods …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of organ and effective doses to patients arising from some common X-ray examinations by PCXMC program in Sabzevar, Iran

H Zarghani, MT Bahreyni Toossi - Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2015 - academia.edu
The purpose of this study was to estimate organ and effective doses in patients undergoing
some common X-ray examinations in Sabzevar, Iran. The effective dose is one of the best …

Establishing local diagnostic reference levels for common orthopaedic procedures using the mini C-arm fluoroscope

A Kropelnicki, R Eaton, A Adamczyk… - The British Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Mini C-arm fluoroscopes are widely used by orthopaedic surgeons for
intraoperative image guidance without the need for radiographers. This puts the …

Quantifying dose-creep for Skull and chest radiography using dose area product and entrance surface dose: Phantom study

EZ Dalah - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Digital radiography allows for image manipulation, giving radiographers the ability to adjust
the grey level of the image using latitude-algorithm. In doing such, patients receiving …

Assessment of dose reduction and image quality by barium composite shielding in head and chest CT

JW Lee, DC Kweon - Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dose and image to assess a shielding made of
barium sulfate for the protection of supersensitive radiation eye lens and superficial breast …

[HTML][HTML] Entrance Skin Dose (ESD) and Bucky Table Induced Backscattered Dose (BTI-BSD) in Abdominal Radiography With nanoDot Optically Stimulated …

IS Sayed, NS Roslan, WS Syed - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In radiography, inconsistencies in patients' measured entrance skin dose (ESD) exist. There
is no published research on the bucky table induced backscattered radiation dose (BTI …

Estimation of entrance surface dose and dose area product in most frequently used radiography examinations in Hamadan

F Heidari, M Saiedi, S Jafari - … journal of Care and Health in …, 2023 - ajchor.umsha.ac.ir
Background: Radiation dose in C-arm procedure and radiography may lead to late
complications such as cancer. Entrance surface dose (ESD) and dose area product (DAP) …