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10365069

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
854
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
Patient doses for barium meal and barium enema examinations, performed at two Greek hospitals, were measured using a dose-area product meter. The results were analysed to obtain the contributions of fluoroscopy and radiography to the dose as well as a number of other dose related parameters for each examination. The doses observed are within the range of values reported by other authors and comply with the dose reference levels (DRLs), proposed from relevant surveys in the UK and The Netherlands. However, comparison between the two hospitals revealed significant differences in the contributions to dose from the various parts of the examinations. To determine the reasons for these differences, measurements of dose related parameters were made using a Plexiglas phantom and standard clinical X-ray machine settings. Factors contributing to increased dose delivery were determined and recommendations have been made concerning ways in which doses might be reduced in each hospital, without degradation of the diagnostic quality of these examinations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0007-1285
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Patient doses from barium meal and barium enema examinations and potential for reduction through proper set-up of equipment.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Multicenter Study