The goal of this study was to establish local diagnostic reference levels (LDRLs) for conventional radiography examinations in Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran, using dose area product (DAP) measurements followed by a comparison with international dose levels. DAP factor evaluation was carried out at eight radiography rooms in six public and one private health-care centers. The study employe...

Ionizing radiation is used in many industrial practices such as industrial radiography, nuclear gauges, petroleum well logging and industrial irradiators. These practices can result in radiation exposures whose intensity can be foreseen with some level of certainty. They are called normal exposures. Nevertheless, in routine practices other type of exposures can also occur. They are called poten...

Correction of deformity of a bone through use of a hexapod external fixator requires clear definition of the relationship between the bone and the frame. Achieving adequate orthogonal calibrated radiographs for this aim, with minimum X-ray exposure, can prove a challenge in the radiography suite. We describe a simple technique for obtaining adequate imaging, without the use of additional equipm...

plastic" to study the body's appearance in cross section using a drawing device to trace the fluoroscopic image on paper. After some time the method fell into disuse. In 1942 Prof. Yoshihiko Koga * began using another method to study the chest in which multiple exposures were made with the body rotated systematically through numerous angles. At the time the name rotating radiography was used. U...

Advancement in technology and development in the field of radiological equipment provides us with a variety of diagnostic possibilities. Once diagnosed, further grading of pathologic condition is needed in order to monitor the changes of affected joints, either progression due to the course of the disease or remission due to the applied therapy. Different methods used in imaging of musculoskele...

introduction in radiography, dose and image quality are dependent on radiographic parameters. the problem is caused from incorrect use of radiography equipment and from the radiation exposure to patients much more than required. therefore, the aim of this study was to implement a quality-control program to detect changes in exposure parameters, which may affect diagnosis or patient radiation do...

Thoracolumbar lesions are common in horses, but their identification and location remain a challenge field practice. A precise diagnostis improves therapeutic strategy and, thus, the prognosis of affected horses. Although radiography remains preferred diagnostic imaging modality used for back, ultrasound is useful complementary technique that offers valuable information can be performed as stan...

OBJECTIVE: Register, classify and assess the degree of technological obsolescence of medical imaging equipment in all health centers (publics and privates) in the Autonomous Communities of Valencia; also analyze the adoption, dissemination and identify the stages of technological equipment. DESIGN: Observational, cross-sectional retrospective. SUBJECT OF STUDY: The medical imaging equipment: Co...