Typical air kerma area product values for trauma orthopaedic surgical procedures [PDF]
Radiology and Oncology, 2021 The aim of study was to establish the typical radiation quantity values for the most common trauma orthopaedic surgical procedures and to compare them with reference values of equivalent procedures performed in other institutions.
Skrk Damijan +3 more
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Air Kerma Calculation in Diagnostic Medical Imaging Devices Using Group Method of Data Handling Network [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 The air kerma, which is the amount of energy given off by a radioactive substance, is essential for medical specialists who use radiation to diagnose cancer problems.
Licheng Zhang +6 more
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Proposing Intelligent Approach to Predicting Air Kerma within Radiation Beams of Medical X-ray Imaging Systems [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 The air kerma is a key parameter in medical diagnostic radiology. Radiologists use the air kerma parameter to evaluate organ doses and any associated patient hazards.
Yanjie Lu +6 more
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Exposure Time Dependence of Operators’ Head Entrance Air Kerma in Interventional Radiology Measured by TLD-100H Chips [PDF]
SensorsInterventional radiology offers minimally invasive procedures guided by real-time imaging, reducing surgical risks and enhancing patient recovery. While beneficial to patients, these advancements increase occupational hazards for physicians due to ...
Rocco Mottareale +7 more
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The Importance of Patient Positioning in Radiography When Utilising Automatic Exposure Control [PDF]
Journal of Medical Radiation SciencesIntroduction Automatic exposure control (AEC) is a device used in radiographic practice which terminates a radiographic acquisition when a certain exposure threshold is reached.
Adam Steward +3 more
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Measurement of Imaging Dose in 2D kV Image Guided Radiotherapy Using Indigenously Developed Portable Free Air Ionization Chamber [PDF]
Journal of Medical PhysicsObjective: The objective of this work is to measure the imaging dose in two-dimensional kilovoltage (kV) image guided radiotherapy using in-house developed free air ionization chamber (FAIC).
Rahul Kumar Chaudhary +3 more
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Air kerma and absorbed dose standards for reference dosimetry in brachytherapy. [PDF]
Br J Radiol, 2014 This article reviews recent developments in primary standards for the calibration of brachytherapy sources, with an emphasis on the currently most common photon-emitting radionuclides. The introduction discusses the need for reference dosimetry in brachytherapy in general. The following section focuses on the three main quantities, i.e.
Sander T.
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Calibration of spectrometric detectors for air kerma rates in environmental monitoring [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2020 The spectrometric systems, especially based on NaI(Tl) and HPGe detectors, are used for nuclide identification and calculation of their activities from the ground measurements and air-borne monitoring.
Ohera Marcel, Sas Daniel, Sladek Petr
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Assessment of regional diagnostic reference levels in dental radiography in Tamil Nadu
Journal of Medical Physics, 2022 Aim: The aim of this article is to assess Tamil Nadu adult diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) by collecting radiation dose data from the four different dental modalities.
Amal Jose +3 more
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Patient dose measurement and dose reduction in chest radiography [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2014 Investigations presented in this paper represent the first estimation of patient doses in chest radiography in Montenegro. In the initial stage of our study, we measured the entrance surface air kerma and kerma area product for chest radiography
Milatović Aleksandra A. +2 more
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