Radiation dose levels for conventional chestand abdominal X-ray procedures in elected hospitals in Sudan

E. Babikir; Hussein A. Hasan; A. Abdelrazig; M. A. Alkhorayef; E. Manssor; A. Sulieman

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncv108

Radiation dose levels for conventional chestand abdominal X-ray procedures in elected hospitals in Sudan

E. Babikir
, Hussein A. Hasan
, A. Abdelrazig
, M. A. Alkhorayef
, E. Manssor
, A. Sulieman

Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging

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This study aimed to assess patient entrance surface air kerma (ESAK) during chest and abdominal X-ray procedures in screen film radiography (SFR) and computed radiography (CR) to establish dose reference levels. Patients' doses were measured in five hospitals for a total of 196 patients. ESAK was calculated from exposure parameters using DosCal software. The X-ray tube output (mGy mAs^-1), accuracy of exposure factors, linearity and reproducibility were measured using an Unfors Xi dosimeter. The overall mean and range of ESAK during chest X-ray were 0.6 ± 0.3 (0.1-1.3) mGy, while for abdominal X-rays they were 4.0 ± 3.2 (1.3-9.2) mGy. Hospital with a CR system was found to use relatively higher doses. Dose values for abdominal X-ray procedures were comparable with previous studies. The dose for chest X-ray procedure was higher by a factor of 2-3 compared with the current international reference levels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	102-106
Number of pages	5
Journal	Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume	165
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv108
State	Published - 1 Jul 2015

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