Determination of the effective dose of oliceridine combined with propofol using the modified Dixon’s up-and-down method in painless gastroscopy [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyObjectiveTo investigate the median effective dose (ED50) and 95% effective dose (ED95) of oliceridine combined with propofol for painless gastroscopy in adults.MethodsPatients underwent painless gastroscopy were divided to male and female cohorts.
Jinfeng Cao +4 more
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Validation of SSDE calculation in a modern CT scanner and correlation with effective dose [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study aims to validate the Size Specific Dose Estimate (SSDE) provided by a modern Computed Tomography (CT) scanner and investigate its correlation with effective dose (E).
Nicola Zancopè +9 more
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Size-Specific Dose Estimate and Effective Dose for Pediatric Computed Tomography [PDF]
Journal of Medical PhysicsThe purpose of this study is to present the multivariate analysis of the size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) and E in pediatric computed tomography (CT) imaging.
Rukhsar Khan +3 more
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Relationship Between Effective Dose, Alternative Metrics, and SSDE: Experiences with Two CT Dose-Monitoring Systems [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground: We assessed the frequency and causes of discrepancies in CT dose indices such as dose-length product (DLP), size-specific dose estimate (SSDE), and effective dose (ED), as calculated by CT dose-monitoring systems.
Lilla Szatmáriné Egeresi +10 more
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Establishment of Diagnostic Reference Levels and Estimation of Effective Dose from Computed Tomography Head Scans at a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2020 Introduction: Head scans are the most frequently performed computed tomography (CT) examinations worldwide. However, there is growing concern over the probability of increased cancer risks among the exposed populations. Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
Mpumelelo Nyathi
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Радиационная гигиена, 2023 In recent years, an increase in the collective dose from medical exposure has been recorded annually, which is associated with an increase in the availability of high-tech methods of medical care and an increase of their percentage in the structure of X ...
Z. A. Lantukh +7 more
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Life, 2021 Radon is a major source of ionizing radiation exposure for the general population. It is known that exposure to radon is a risk factor for the onset of lung cancer.
Filomena Loffredo +7 more
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Doses Received by Patients during Thorax X-Ray Examinations [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2013 Introduction Radiation exposures from diagnostic medical examinations are generally low and are almost always justified by the benefits of accurate diagnosis of possible disease conditions.
Nsikan U. Esen, Rachel. I. Obed
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Pretreatment of secondary effluents in view of optimal ozone-based AOP removal of trace organic contaminants : bench-scale comparison of efficiency and energy consumption [PDF]
, 2020 This study compares the performance of several ozone-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), in combination with filtration, in terms of trace organic contaminant (TrOC) removal efficiency and energy and cost requirement.
Demeestere, Kristof +2 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Objective: This study aimed to determine the optimal dose of propofol combined with esketamine to inhibit the response to gastroscope insertion in elderly patients.Methods: This is a prospective, non-controlled, non-randomized, single-center study ...
Yuling Zheng +5 more
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