Low BMI patient dose audit in common diagnostic digital X-ray examinations

• Main Author: Ευθυμίου, Φώτιος
• Other Authors: Παναγιωτάκης, Γεώργιος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Radiation dose; Underweight patients; X–ray examinations; Δόση ακτινοβολίας; Αδύνατοι ασθενείς; Ακτίνες Χ

A seven month dose survey, from October 2018 to April 2019, was performed with 364 adult patients, who underwent 5 of the most common diagnostic X–ray examinations, including 7 individual projections: chest postero–anterior (PA), chest lateral (LAT), abdomen PA, pelvis AP, lumbar spine AP, lumbar sp...