conclusion despite multiple exposures, ed control is more effective if wss is performed using apmdr in the aec mode. results using apmdr, the mean number of exposures was 6.1 for ap and 6.5 for lat projections. lat projections required more exposures (6.55%) than ap projections. the mean ed was 0.6276 msv (ap) and 0.6716 msv (lat). the mean ed for lat projections was 0.6061 msv in automatic exp...

background: with the introduction of computed tomography in diagnostic radiology a new and fundamentally different imaging modality has become available. meanwhile, it is clear that the absorbed doses by the patients during ct were relatively high in comparison with those of other diagnostic radiology techniques. the aim of this survey was to determine the average absorbed dose in yazd province...