Optimization of patient radiation protection in pelvic X-ray examination in Ghana
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Optimization of patient radiation protection in pelvic X‐ray examination in Ghana
Pelvis X-ray examinations inevitably involve exposure of the gonads to ionizing radiation. In line with the principle of keeping doses as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP), accurate patient dose measurement is vital if we are to ascertain that these exposures are fully optimized. The study aimed to provide patient dose estimates for pelvis examination being undertaken at 10 separate hospita...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1526-9914
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i4.3719