Radiation exposure of children in pediatric radiology - Part 2: The PAEDOS algorithm for computer-assisted dose reconstruction in pediatric radiology and results for X-ray examinations of the skull
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摘要
Purpose: Development of an algorithm for computer-assisted dose reconstruction using exposure data from a very large electronic database of a university children's hospital. Radiation dose values and new conversion factors for pediatric radiology were calculated and selected results for skull X-rays of 5-year-old patients will be presented.
关键词
pediatric radiologyradiographyskulldosimetryconversion factorscommon diagnostic examinationsentrance surfacepatientreductionukpopulationinfantsnigeria
