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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 +3 more
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Estimating Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Mammography in Dubai
Diagnostics, 2023 As the total volume of mammograms in Dubai is increasing consistently, it is crucial to focus on the process of dose optimization by determining dose reference levels for such sensitive radiographic examinations as mammography.
Kaltham Abdulwahid Noor +4 more
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Local Diagnostic Reference Levels in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Journal of Medical Radiation SciencesIntroduction Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) are a guideline to indicate whether the radiation administered during medical procedures performed under routine conditions is unusually low or high.
Peter Barnes +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. +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 +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 +1 more
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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 +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 +1 more
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Journal of Medical Physics, 2023 Aims: We investigated imaging dose and noise under clinical scan conditions at multiple institutions using a simple and unified method, and demonstrated the need for diagnostic reference levels in image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT).
Yusuke Sakai +8 more
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A multi-provincial survey and analysis of radiation doses from pediatric CT in China
Radiation Medicine and Protection, 2021 Objective: To survey and analyze the radiation doses of pediatric CT in some provinces (autonomous region) or municipalities in China, and compare them with the data released by the relevant domestic and international organizations, so as to identify the
Tianliang Kang +4 more
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