First Report of Radiation Dose to Pediatric Patients Arising From Diagnostic Chest and Abdomen Examination

摘要

A survey of the entrance surface doses in the routine radiography of children in Mashhad has been carried out in five departments, using thermoluminescence dosimeter. Chest and abdomen were covered in this study. Data were collected for 344 pediatric patients. Findings revealed that some of these were high doses due to a lack of standardization in procedure, resulting in use of low tube voltages and high currents for examination and usage of grid for all patients are higher than the recommended reference values of CEC and NRPB.