Radiation dosimetry assessment of routine CT scanning protocols used in Western Australia
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Radiation dosimetry assessment of routine CT scanning protocols used in Western Australia.
Technical data on local CT practice in Western Australia were collected for five major CT providers using a self-completed questionnaire. The CTDIvol DLP and effective dose for each protocol were obtained and providers were ranked according to radiation burden for each clinical scenario. The mean, median, 75th percentile and standard deviation were calculated for both effective dose and DLP for...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Radiological Protection
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0952-4746,1361-6498
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/33/2/295