title: Estimation of the genetically significant dose from diagnostic X-ray procedures in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: The genetically significant dose from diagnostic X-ray sources has been estimated. Age and sex distribution was based on a survey of 13,100 patients. Dosimetry was performed on patients and on an equivalent-man Rando phantom. Child-expectancy factors were estimated from the census results of fertility and mortality rates. The GSD value for the diagnostic procedures to the Iranian population was estimated to be 9.2 mrem/yr in 1980.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006066:Gonads; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011831:Radiation Genetics; D011859:Radiography