Reduction of radiation dose in radiologic examination of patients with scoliosis.
In an attempt to reduce the radiation dose during the examination of scoliotic patients, several screen-film combinations have been compared with a conventional system used at present. Kodak's Lanex Regular screen with Kodak Ortho H film enables the dose to be reduced eight times without significant deterioration of the image quality. The dose to the mammary glands can be reduced further by a factor of five if posterior--anterior instead of anterior--posterior projection is used.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*