dc.contributor.author | Tole, N M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-23T08:52:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1987 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Medical Imaging, 1 (1987) 269-274 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10860 | |
dc.description.abstract | Radiation doses received by patients during chest X-ray examinations have been measured at six X-ray centres in Kenya. Absorbed doses from full-size radiography were found to be within acceptable limits at mean values of 29 millirad (0.29 milligray) per exposure for the postero-anterior view in adults and 20 millirad (0.20 milligray) for the antero-posterior view in children. The lateral view in full- ize examinations in children delivered a mean dose of 36 millirad (0.36 mGy). Photofluorography without image intensification delivered much higher doses, amounting to skin-entry doses of several hundred mrad per exposure, and showing large inter-hospital dose variations. Some observations are made on dose reduction measures. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Radiography | en |
dc.subject | x-rays | en |
dc.subject | Radiation | en |
dc.title | Radiation exposure to patients during chest X-ray examinations - a survey in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.embargo.terms | 6 months | en |