title: Gonadal thermoluminiscence dosimetry in cranial computed tomography with the EMI scanner.
abstract: A cranial computed tomographic examination (CT) consisting of four scans with the water bag equipped Mark I EMI scanner will expose the adult male gonads to a radiation dose of approximately 2 milliröntgen (mR).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006066:Gonads; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*