Determining and Managing Fetal Radiation Dose from Diagnostic Radiology Procedures in Turkey
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Determining and Managing Fetal Radiation Dose from Diagnostic Radiology Procedures in Turkey
OBJECTIVE We intended to calculate approximate fetal doses in pregnant women who underwent diagnostic radiology procedures and to evaluate the safety of their pregnancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS We contacted hospitals in different cities in Turkey where requests for fetal dose calculation are usually sent. Fetal radiation exposure was calculated for 304 cases in 218 pregnant women with gestati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Radiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1229-6929,2005-8330
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2015.16.6.1276