title: Analysis of dose measurement other than the radiation protection during the radiographic examination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study measured the dose on body regions that were not shielded to protect from radiation exposure during the general procedure, with the goal of providing basic radiation dose data for radiological technologists who perform the radiographic examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  Shooting parts with the phantom were similar to human tissues using general shooting equipment in the general examination room. The scattered rays were measured with the ion chamber. The hand received the highest average radiation dose and the kidney the lowest. The same pattern was evident for the average equivalent dose. The available daily shooting was highest in the anterior/posterior skull, followed by the posterior/anterior chest, abdomen, anterior/posterior spine and extremities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The daily available numbers for the eye were lower than other body regions (6-times, 4-times, 26-times, 3-times and 121-times) and the numbers on the foot were higher than for other regions (73-times, 48-times, 263-times, 39-times and 702-times).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiation should be thoroughly blocked by the apron to protect the radiological technologist from the radiation exposure, the proper distance from the irradiation source should be maintained exposure is inevitable and the exposure dose and working environment shall be regularly assessed to ensure minimal exposure dose of the radiological technologist in accordance with the International Commission on Radiological Protection recommendation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea ; Department of International Radiological Science, Hallym University of Graduate Studies, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Youl
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of International Radiological Science, Hallym University of Graduate Studies, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Engineering, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Chungnam 336-745 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hae-Kag
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Exposure dose; General shooting; Scattered rays