LEVELS OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN ST. PETERSBURG'S AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS

LEVELS OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN ST. PETERSBURG'S AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS

Regional study was conducted in 12 specialized pediatric medical organisations in St. Petersburg to assess exposure levels of pediatric patients (newborns, 1, 5, 10 and 15 years) during the most common radiographic examinations. The average values of effective doses for each age group, as well as th...

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Main Author: I. G. Shatskii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev 2015-08-01
Series:Radiacionnaâ Gigiena
Subjects:
patients
children
medical exposure
x-ray examination
effective dose
Online Access:https://www.radhyg.ru/jour/article/view/33
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spelling doaj-33f1910fdcac4dc7b7a46f1561da127f2021-07-29T08:21:44ZengSaint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. RamzaevRadiacionnaâ Gigiena1998-426X2015-08-017415716432LEVELS OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN ST. PETERSBURG'S AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELSI. G. Shatskii0Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after professor P.V.RamzaevRegional study was conducted in 12 specialized pediatric medical organisations in St. Petersburg to assess exposure levels of pediatric patients (newborns, 1, 5, 10 and 15 years) during the most common radiographic examinations. The average values of effective doses for each age group, as well as the minimum and maximum average effective dose for the X-ray machine for each type of examinations and quantiles of dose distributions are provided. The ratio of the maximum to minimum dose values for the different of X-ray apparatuses, in most cases, was found to be a factor of 15. The average effective doses for the projection in the hospitals of St. Petersburg are compared with the similar data from Italian hospitals.https://www.radhyg.ru/jour/article/view/33patientschildrenmedical exposurex-ray examinationeffective dose
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LEVELS OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN ST. PETERSBURG'S AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS
Radiacionnaâ Gigiena
patients
children
medical exposure
x-ray examination
effective dose
author_facet I. G. Shatskii
author_sort I. G. Shatskii
title LEVELS OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN ST. PETERSBURG'S AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS
title_short LEVELS OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN ST. PETERSBURG'S AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS
title_full LEVELS OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN ST. PETERSBURG'S AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS
title_fullStr LEVELS OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN ST. PETERSBURG'S AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS
title_full_unstemmed LEVELS OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN ST. PETERSBURG'S AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS
title_sort levels of medical exposure of children in st. petersburg's and the possibility of applying the diagnostic reference levels
publisher Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev
series Radiacionnaâ Gigiena
issn 1998-426X
publishDate 2015-08-01
description Regional study was conducted in 12 specialized pediatric medical organisations in St. Petersburg to assess exposure levels of pediatric patients (newborns, 1, 5, 10 and 15 years) during the most common radiographic examinations. The average values of effective doses for each age group, as well as the minimum and maximum average effective dose for the X-ray machine for each type of examinations and quantiles of dose distributions are provided. The ratio of the maximum to minimum dose values for the different of X-ray apparatuses, in most cases, was found to be a factor of 15. The average effective doses for the projection in the hospitals of St. Petersburg are compared with the similar data from Italian hospitals.
topic patients
children
medical exposure
x-ray examination
effective dose
url https://www.radhyg.ru/jour/article/view/33
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