BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although neuroembolization has recently spread quickly, sufficient attention has not been focused on the associated radiation exposure. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the patient's entrance skin dose (ESD) during neuroembolizations in 6 institutions. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was approved by all of the 6 institutional review boards, and all of the p...

In pediatric radiology, radiological protection is of vital importance due to the great radio-sensitivity of body tissues in childhood, which can come to present stochastic effects as children have a longer life expectancy. The objective of this research is to establish diagnostic reference levels in chest exam pediatric patients. The study, carried out in one of the largest pediatric centers o...

The use of flat-panel detector (FPD) systems in TV equipment for gastrointestinal tract examination is increasing. The use of FPD systems is believed to reduce the exposure dose. When our institution changed its TV equipment from an image intensifier (GE;MS90Tj) system to an FPD (Shimadzu;SONIALVISION safire DAR-3500) system, we measured the doses produced and carried out a comparative examinat...

Background: Increasing the x-ray focus to film distance (FFD) has been advocated as an effective method to reduce the patients’ radiation dose. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of this technique in patients' dose and image quality in pediatric chest x-ray.Material and methods: Sixty pediatric patients were x-ray imaged at FFDs of 100 and 130 cm. Dose measurements were perfo...

Abstract Background The use of X-ray as a diagnostic tool for complication and anomaly in the neonatal patient has been helpful, but effect radiation on newborn stands to increase their cancer risk. This study aims determine mean, 50th percentile (quartile 2 (Q2)), 75th 3 (Q3)) entrance surface dose (ESD) from anteroposterior (AP) chest compare our findings with other relevant studies. used cal...

background: the most efficient application of ionizing radiation is serving medical purposes and using this radiation has caused people to learn that artificial sources of radiation exposure among these resources can be of highest exposure rate.   objective: the present study is aimed at initially establishing a baseline for local-reference dose level in mazandaran, iran in 12 projections of th...

This study was undertaken to compare the entrance surface dose (ESD) and image quality of adult chest and abdominal X-ray examinations conducted at general practitioner (GP) clinics, and public and private hospitals in Malaysia. The surveyed facilities were randomly selected within a given category (28 GP clinics, 20 public hospitals and 15 private hospitals). Only departmental X-ray units were...

background with the increase of x-ray use for medical diagnostic purposes, knowing the given doses is necessary in patients for comparison with reference levels. the concept of reference doses or diagnostic reference levels (drls) has been developed as a practical aid in the optimization of patient protection in diagnostic radiology. objectives to assess the radiation doses to neonates from dia...

Background: In diagnostic radiography, selection of kVp and mAs to produce acceptable image quality with a minimum dose has been challenge even for experience radiographers. The aim this study was determine optimal exposure factors lumbar spine AP examinations in computed radiograph using dose-image analysis. Materials Methods: A female anthropomorphic phantom used analysis the (mAs kVp) AP. In...