Survey of dose area product received by patients undergoing common radiological examinations in four centers in Nigeria
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Survey of dose area product received by patients undergoing common radiological examinations in four centers in Nigeria
Patient dosimetry studies in diagnostic radiology in Nigeria have been on measurement of entrance skin dose and effective dose. Another important and easy to measure radiation dose descriptor that could be used to assess patient dose in radiological procedures is dose area product (DAP). Knowledge of DAP with location and projection of X-ray beam allows direct calculation of organ dose and effe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1526-9914
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i4.3712