Patient Exposures in Swedish Diagnostic Radiology

摘要

Doses to about 1000 Swedish patients in 13 hospitals and several photofluorographic and dental installations were measured. The measurements comprised radiation quality, exposure-area product and doses to a few parts of the body where dosimeters could be placed. Calculations yielded energy imparted as well as doses to the thyroid, mammae, lungs, bone marrow, ovaries and testes. The possibility of reducing patient doses is discussed. The radiation risk to the Swedish population is estimated, based on mean annual collective dose per individual for different body organs. (Atomindex citation 08:343517)