Patient doses in radiographic examinations in 12 countries in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe: Initial results from IAEA projects

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1453-1461

  Muhogora, Wilbroad E ^a   Ahmed, Nada A ^b   Almosabihi, Aziz ^c   Alsuwaidi, Jamila S ^d   Beganovic, Adnan ^e   Ciraj Bjelac, Olivera ^f   Kabuya, Francois K ^g   Krisanachinda, Anchali ^h   Milakovic, Milomir ⁱ   Mukwada, Godfrey ^j   Ramanandraibe, Marie J ^k   Rehani, Madan M ^l   Rouzitalab, Jalil ^m   Shandorf, Cyril ⁿ  

^a Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission   (Tanzania)

^b SUDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Sudan)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d DUBAI HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^g Centre Régional d'Etudes Nucléaires de Kinshasa CREN K   (Congo)

^h KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

ⁱ Health Centre Banja Luka   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^j Andrew Fleming Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

^k Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires Antananarivo MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^l INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^m ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN   (Iran)

ⁿ Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

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Author keywords

Patient doses; Quality assurance; Radiation protection; Radiation safety; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AFRICA; AIR; ARTICLE; ASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EASTERN EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUMBAR SPINE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SKULL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; X RAY TUBE; BODY BURDEN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; BODY BURDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 44949220075     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3039     Document Type: Article

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