| MALTESE CT DOSES FOR COMMONLY PERFORMED EXAMINATIONS DEMONSTRATE ALIGNMENT WITH PUBLISHED DRLs ACROSS EUROPE. | |
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PMID: 21993803 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This work recommends dose reference levels (DRLs) for abdomen, chest and head computerised tomography (CT) examinations in Malta as the first step towards national CT dose optimisation. Third quartiles volume CT dose index values for abdomen: 12.1 mGy, chest: 13.1 mGy and head: 41 mGy and third quartile dose-length product values for abdomen: 539.4, chest: 492 and head: 736 mGy cm(-1) are recommended as Maltese DRLs derived from this first Maltese CT dose survey. These values compare well with DRLs of other European countries indicating that CT scanning in Malta is consistent with standards of good practice. Further work to minimise dose without affecting image quality and extending the establishment of DRLs for other CT examinations is recommended. |
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Francis Zarb; Mark McEntee; Louise Rainford |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-12 |
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Title: Radiation protection dosimetry Volume: - ISSN: 1742-3406 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8109958 Medline TA: Radiat Prot Dosimetry Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Radiography, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta. |
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