Genetically significant diagnostic X-ray dose in The Netherlands.
An updated genetically significant X-ray dose (GSD) for The Netherlands is presented. A comparison is made between sets of gonadal doses from The Netherlands, France, Sweden and the USA. A 1980 (Dutch) frequency distribution of diagnostic X-ray examinations served to calculate the GSD with these four sets of doses yielding 0.23, 0.10, 0.20 and 0.09 mSv, respectively. A reduction of the Dutch GSD appears possible.
D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011831:Radiation Genetics; D013548:Sweden; D014481:United States