Estimation of effective dose from pediatric radiography of the chest in Medellín-Colombia
The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) asserted that the use of effective dose is actually not recommended for assessing the risks of stochastic effects in retrospective situations for exposures in patients, however this quantity can be of value for comparing the use of similar technologies and procedures in different hospitals and countries as well as the use of different technologies for the same medical examination.The aim of this study was to estimate the effective dose of pediatric patients undergoing X-ray examinations of the chest at the largest pediatric hospital in Medellin, Colombia. For this purpose entrance surface air kerma (ESAK) was measured for 331 patients in the anteroposterior (AP) and left lateral (L LAT) projections. The age intervals studied were: 0-1 years, 1-5 years and 5-10 years. The effective dose was calculated using the computer program PCXMC 2.0. The results were validated with other works reported in the literature.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | eng |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín - Facultad de Ciencias
2015
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/rfc/article/view/50759 |
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