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Establishing Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Head Computed Tomography Examinations [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground/Objectives: Head Computed Tomography (CT) is an essential diagnostic tool for identifying brain pathologies and visualizing blood vessels. However, CT exposes patients to ionizing radiation, making it necessary to establish local diagnostic ...
Sandra Modlińska +3 more
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Establishing Local Diagnostic Reference Levels and Reference Curves for Thorax and Abdomen-Pelvis Paediatric CT Procedures [PDF]
Acta Medica LituanicaBackground: Computed tomography is a highly informative diagnostic tool, but its use poses the challenge of managing potentially high radiation exposure to patients.
Rokas Dastikas +2 more
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National diagnostic reference levels for digital diagnostic and screening mammography in Uganda. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIntroductionScreening and diagnostic mammography are associated with some risk of radiation-induced breast cancer. This study was conducted to establish the National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs) for digital diagnostic and screening mammography in ...
Denish Odongo +4 more
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Multicentric survey of patient doses in fluoroscopy guided diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures: comparison with Diagnostic Reference Levels and follow-up levels for patients at risk for radiation induced skin effects [PDF]
Българска кардиология, 2020 Introduction. Interventional cardiac procedures are often associated with high patient exposure and therefore require special care in protecting patients from radiation-induced effects.Materials and methods.
Anna Zagorska +14 more
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Atom Indonesia, 2022 Institutional diagnostic reference levels are used for quality assurance in radiology departments. The purpose of this study was to establish an institutional diagnostic reference level (DRL) and to provide a practical tool in diagnostic radiology and ...
T. Amalia +5 more
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Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2022 Aim: In light of Saudi Arabia's newly introduced national diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) and their importance as an optimisation tool in computed tomography (CT) procedures, the present study aims to evaluate radiographers' knowledge about radiation ...
Omemh Abdullah Bawazeer
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Радиационная гигиена, 2023 Interventional procedures are accompanied with high levels of patient exposure and even with the possibility of radiation skin damage. That’s why any actions leading to reduction of patients’ exposure levels are of utmost importance.
S. S. Sarycheva
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How to establish and use local diagnostic reference levels: an ESR EuroSafe Imaging expert statement
Insights into Imaging, 2023 Although the Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) have been shown to be an important tool for optimising patient radiation protection, there are still difficulties related to the methodology that should be used to establish and use local DRL values.
John Damilakis +8 more
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Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik, 2022 Purpose: To assess dose levels in routine nuclear medicine (NUC) procedures in Austria as a prior to a legislative update of the National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRL).
David Wachabauer +12 more
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African Scientific Reports, 2023 The study aims at measuring the entrance surface dose (ESD) of the thyroid gland of infant patients undergoing anterior-posterior (AP) chest x-ray in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto (UDUTHS).
U. Abubakar +8 more
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