Diagnostic radiation exposure in trauma patients.
Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) were read from 31 patients with multisystem trauma after emergency stabilization to determine radiation dosage from diagnostic studies. Exposures did not greatly exceed permissible dose limits for the general population.
D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005260:Female; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019838:Neck Injuries; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011859:Radiography; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects; D013022:South Carolina; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*