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Establishing a diagnostic reference level of radiation dose in coronary angiography and intervention: A prospective evaluation [PDF]

Indian Heart Journal, 2021
Introduction: Invasive Coronary Angiography (CAG) leads to significant radiation exposure to the patients. Guidelines suggest that a local landmark or Diagnostic Reference Level (DRL) for these procedures should be established for every region and ...
Vikas Kataria, Ishita Yaduvanshi, Gautam Singal, Mohan Nair   +3 more
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Diagnostic Reference Level of Radiation Dose and Image Quality among Paediatric CT Examinations in A Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia [PDF]

Diagnostics, 2020
Pediatrics are more vulnerable to radiation and are prone to dose compared to adults, requiring more attention to computed tomography (CT) optimization.
Nor Azura Muhammad, Muhammad Khalis Abdul Karim, Hasyma Abu Hassan, Mazliana Ahmad Kamarudin, Jeannie Hsiu Ding Wong, Kwan Hoong Ng   +5 more
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Updated Australian diagnostic reference levels for adult CT [PDF]

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2020
Introduction In 2018, ARPANSA published updated national DRLs for adult CT, which were first published in 2012, and augmented the national DRL categories. This paper presents the updated national DRLs and describes the process by which they were produced.
Kam L. Lee, Toby Beveridge, Masoumeh Sanagou, Peter Thomas   +3 more
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Establishing of a National Diagnostic Reference Level for Radiation Dose in Digital Paediatric Pelvic X-Rays in Jordan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study [PDF]

Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety
Malak AlHawadi, Mohammad Ayasrah Department of Allied Medical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, JordanCorrespondence: Mohammad Ayasrah, Department of Allied Medical Sciences Faculty ...
AlHawadi M, Ayasrah M
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Screening Mammography Diagnostic Reference Level System According to Compressed Breast Thickness: Dubai Health [PDF]

Journal of Imaging
Screening mammography is considered to be the most effective means for the early detection of breast cancer. However, epidemiological studies suggest that longitudinal exposure to screening mammography may raise breast cancer radiation-induced risk ...
Entesar Z. Dalah, Maryam K. Alkaabi, Hashim M. Al-Awadhi, Nisha A. Antony   +3 more
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First local diagnostic reference levels for fluoroscopically guided cardiac procedures in adult patients in Chile [PDF]

Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2022
The goal of this study was to generate the first values of local diagnostic reference levels for a range of fluoroscopically guided cardiac diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in adult patients in Chile and to compare radiation dose levels ...
Ubeda Carlos A., Martinez Dario I., Ramos Luis C., Vega-Vargas Juan A., Rivera Teodoro I., Oliveira Marcus V., Dalmazzo Dandaro S.   +6 more
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Establishment of local diagnostic reference levels for typical radiography examinations in the west region of Croatia [PDF]

Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2019
Majority of health institutions in Croatia do not have medical physicists in diagnostic radiology. Regarding this, in the west region of Croatia collaboration between public health institution and University Hospital Rijeka was initiated in 2015. Quality
Šegota Doris, Diklić Ana, Jurković Slaven   +2 more
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Diagnostic Reference Level Arising from Dental Panoramic Radiography [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2012
Introduction The present work describes a study in which, based on patient dose measurements, thermoluminescent dosimeters were used to obtain the diagnostic reference level arising from panoramic radiography.
Mohammad Taghi Bahreyni Toossi, Fateme Akbari   +1 more
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Mean Glandular Dose Measurement in Three Mammography Centers in Kashan: An approach to Provide a Local DRL

Frontiers in Biomedical Technologies, 2021
Purpose: Mammography is the most important diagnostic modality for early detection of breast cancer, however, concerns related to the side effects induced by ionizing radiation are still present. In the current study, the Mean Glandular Dose (MGD) values
Akbar Aliasgharzadeh, Habiballah Moradi, Tamara Talakesh, Elham Motallebzadeh, Gholamreza Ataei, Meysam Haghighi Borujeni, Bagher Farhood   +6 more
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Diagnostic Reference Levels in Mammography in the Asian Context

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among the female population globally. Therefore, early detection is helpful for effective treatments and to reduce the mortality rate.
Chamudi Ishara Rajamuni, Bimali Sanjeevani Weerakoon   +1 more
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