title: A patient dose survey for three common diagnostic radiographic examinations using a dose-area product meter.
abstract: A patient dose survey was carried out for three common diagnostic radiographic examinations: lumbar spine, abdomen and pelvis. A dose-area product meter was used to determine the dose-area product delivered to the patient. The patient dose results reported in this study are lower than the results of the dose survey for United Kingdom hospitals which was recently published by the National Radiological Protection Board. Our data were also used to calculate the mean energy imparted and the mean effective dose from the examinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Rafferty
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stock
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*