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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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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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Radiation Dose Management in Pediatric Brain CT According to Age and Weight as Continuous Variables

Tomography, 2022
The diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for pediatric brain computed tomography (CT) are provided for groups divided according to age. We investigated the relationships of radiation dose indices (volume CT dose index and dose length product) with age and ...
Yusuke Inoue, Hiroyasu Itoh, Anri Waga, Ryosuke Sasa, Kohei Mitsui   +4 more
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Evaluation of patient radiation doses using DAP meter in diagnostic radiology procedures in Birjand, Iran

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2023
Background The concept of diagnostic reference level (DRL) is considered a regular method to optimize radiation protection in diagnostic imaging system.
Hassan Zarghani, Masoud Jabbari, Sajjad Pandesh   +2 more
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Diagnostic Reference Levels for Fluoroscopy-guided Gastrointestinal Procedures in Japan from the REX-GI Study: A Nationwide Multicentre Prospective Observational Study

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2022
Summary: Background: Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are required to optimize medical exposure. However, data on DRLs for interventional fluoroscopic procedures are lacking, especially in gastroenterology.
Shiro Hayashi, Mamoru Takenaka, Makoto Hosono, Hirofumi Kogure, Kenkei Hasatani, Takahiro Suda, Hirotsugu Maruyama, Kazuhiro Matsunaga, Hideyuki Ihara, Toshiyuki Yoshio, Koji Nagaike, Takuya Yamada, Takayuki Yakushijin, Tadayuki Takagi, Hidetaka Tsumura, Akira Kurita, Satoshi Asai, Yukiko Ito, Toshio Kuwai, Yasuki Hori, Iruru Maetani, Kenji Ikezawa, Takuji Iwashita, Kengo Matsumoto, Toshio Fujisawa, Tsutomu Nishida   +25 more
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An audit of patient radiation doses in interventional radiology at a South African hospital

South African Journal of Radiology, 2023
Background: Interventional radiology (IR) is becoming more relevant in patient care and is associated with increased patient radiation exposure and radiation-induced adverse effects.
Oneile Slave, Nasreen Mahomed
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Assessment of regional pediatric computed tomography dose indices in Tamil Nadu

Journal of Medical Physics, 2017
The aim of this article is to assess Tamil Nadu pediatric computed tomography (CT) diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) by collecting radiation dose data for the most commonly performed CT examinations.
A Saravanakumar, K Vaideki, K N Govindarajan, S Jayakumar, B Devanand   +4 more
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Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Common Pediatric X-Ray Examinations in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2014
Introduction Given the fact that children are more sensitive to radiation, compared to adults, special attention needs to be paid to radiation protection in pediatric radiology.
Mohammad Taghi BahreyniToossi, Malakeh Malekzadeh   +1 more
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Evaluation of Impact of Factors Affecting CT Radiation Dose for Optimizing Patient Dose Levels

Diagnostics, 2020
The dose metrics and factors influencing radiation exposure for patients undergoing head, chest, and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans were investigated for optimization of patient dose levels. The local diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) of adult
Ching-Ching Yang
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Radiation Exposure in Endovascular Surgery According to Complexity: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study

Methods and Protocols, 2023
In the past decades, we have witnessed tremendous developments in endovascular surgery. Nowadays, highly complex procedures are performed by minimally invasive means. A key point is equipment improvement.
Dorelly Tanayra Martinez Del Carmen, Pablo Saldaña Gutierrez, Ramon Vila Coll, Elena Iborra Ortega   +3 more
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