title: Radiation exposure during X-ray examinations in a large paediatric hospital in Serbia.
abstract: Objective of this work is to evaluate radiation exposure from X-ray examinations in a large paediatric hospital in Serbia, including radiographic, fluoroscopic and computed tomography (CT) examinations in four age groups: 0-1, 1-5, 5-10 and 10-15 y. Incident air kerma was assessed for the following radiographies: chest (AP, PA, LAT), spine (AP, LAT), pelvis (AP), urinary tract (AP, PA) and skull (AP, PA, LAT). Kerma-area product was measured for the fluoroscopy examinations: barium swallow, barium meal, barium enema and micturating cystography. Dose in CT was assessed in terms of volume CT dose index and dose-length product for examinations of the head, chest and abdomen. The collected data were compared with other similar studies, which indicated a need to expand such survey to other paediatric hospitals in Serbia.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia ociraj@vinca.rs.
authors.forename: Olivera
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ciraj-Bjelac
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Marijana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gavrilovic
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Danijela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arandjic
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Serbian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vujovic
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Predrag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bozovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000388:Air; D001464:Barium; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000069079:Radiation Exposure; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods; D055771:Serbia; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D001464:Barium