Non-vascular interventional procedures: effective dose to patient and equivalent dose to abdominal organs by means of dicom images and Monte Carlo simulation [PDF]
, 2015 This study evaluates X-ray exposure in patient undergoing abdominal extra-vascular interventional procedures by means of Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine (DICOM) image headers and Monte Carlo simulation.
Cannavale, Alessandro +9 more
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Study of natural background radiation in Kathmandu Valley
Bibechana, 2018 The study of natural background radiation dose at thirty two locations of Kathmandu valley has been done successfully using the instrument Radalert 100. The average dose rates and annual effective dose were measured.
Parkash Pantha +3 more
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Diagnostics, 2020 The aim of this study was to determine the conversion factors for the effective dose (ED) per dose length product (DLP) for various computed tomography (CT) protocols based on the 2007 recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological ...
Sang-Kyung Lee +3 more
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Весці Нацыянальнай акадэміі навук Беларусі: Серыя фізіка-тэхнічных навук, 2018 Assessment of radiation effect on nuclear power plant staff was made for design basis accident. The considered accident scenario includes spent fuel assembly drop into the reactor core or fuel pool during load-unload operations with fuel assemblies ...
V. I. Orlovskaya, A. G. Trifonov
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Fish oil (n-3 fatty acids) in drug resistant epilepsy: a randomised placebo-controlled crossover study. [PDF]
, 2014 Backgroundn-3 fatty acids inhibit neuronal excitability and reduce seizures in animal models. High-dose fish oil has been explored in two randomised trials in drug resistant epilepsy with negative results.
DeGiorgio, Christopher M +6 more
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Radiation Absorbed Dose Evaluation of [177Lu] Lu-DOTMP Radiopharmaceutical in Man Based On Biodistribution Data in Wistar Rats [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical PhysicsIntroduction: Bone metastasis is the advanced stage of solid malignant tumors. Bone-avid beta-emitting radiopharmaceuticals such as lutetium-177-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetramethylene phosphonic acid ([177Lu]Lu-DOTMP) are effectively ...
Reza Bagheri, Hassan Ranjbar
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γ-H2AX foci as in vivo effect biomarker in children emphasize the importance to minimize x-ray doses in paediatric CT imaging [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives: Investigation of DNA damage induced by CT x-rays in paediatric patients versus patient dose in a multicentre setting. Methods: From 51 paediatric patients (median age, 3.8 years) who underwent an abdomen or chest CT examination in one of the
A. De Backer +9 more
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Assessment of dose due to exposure to indoor radon and thoron progeny [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2010 The components of the effective dose through inhalation from radon and its progeny are important for human health since they contribute to more than 50% of the total radiation dose from natural sources.
Prasad Ganesh +3 more
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Radon concentration Measurements in Qaysare of Erbil City [PDF]
Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2015 In this study the assessment of indoor radon concentration in the air of Qaysare in Erbil city have been studied by using CR-39 Solid–State Nuclear Track Detector Technique.
Salih O. Haji +2 more
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Radiation exposure from diagnostic nuclear medicine examinations in golestan province [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: The aim of present study was to estimate effective dose from most common procedures performed in nuclear medicine departments of Golestan province.
Asli, I.N. +6 more
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