title: Paediatric doses in St Petersburg hospitals.
abstract: The exposure of paediatric patients during X-ray examinations in St Petersburg hospitals was investigated. Data about radiography examinations were collected, and mean patient effective doses and entrance surface air kerma for each X-ray unit were estimated. The results of the study were compared with other countries practice. This data will be used to optimise paediatric conventional X-ray examinations in Russia.
authors.affiliation: St-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene, Mira st. 8, St Petersburg, Russian Federation i.shatskiy@niirg.ru mcirosh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ilya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shatskiy
authors.affiliation: St-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene, Mira st. 8, St Petersburg, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Vladislav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Golikov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000388:Air; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000069079:Radiation Exposure; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*; D011874:Radiometry; D012306:Risk; D012426:Russia; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014965:X-Rays