Assessment of the Local Exposure Level during Adult Chest X-Rays at the Ngaoundere Regional Hospital, Cameroon
Joint Authors
Ekobena Fouda, Henri
Gnowe, Guiswe
Amvene Jéremie, Mbo
Pascal, Takmou
Babinne Graobe, Bonaventure
Source
Radiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-09-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The purpose of this study was to estimate the doses delivered to adult patients during chest examination for comparison with those elsewhere and to establish a local diagnostic reference level for the chest.
The doses delivered in the standard X-ray examinations are not sufficiently optimized and controlled.
The working protocols for the same exam given differ for similar morphotypes within the same hospital structure.
Materials and Methods.
The entrance skin dose (mGy) of the chest was evaluated on 105 adult patients with a mass of 70 ± 10 kg in accordance with the 75th percentile of the irradiation parameters.
The analysis and processing of the data was carried out by Excel 2010.
The entrance skin dose of the chest obtained in mGy was 0.18 ± 0.21 for the PA incidence.
Conclusion.
The present study allowed us to observe large variations at the entrance skin doses of the chest.
These variations have made it possible to understand that the entrance skin doses to the chest are optimized and do not exceed the proportions of those estimated by others and standards internationally.
This aspect demonstrates that the diagnostic reference levels as enumerated are dependent on the doses delivered and include not only the notions of quality of the radiographic image and the quality assurance of the radiological equipments but also the level of the manipulators trained.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gnowe, Guiswe& Ekobena Fouda, Henri& Amvene Jéremie, Mbo& Pascal, Takmou& Babinne Graobe, Bonaventure. 2019. Assessment of the Local Exposure Level during Adult Chest X-Rays at the Ngaoundere Regional Hospital, Cameroon. Radiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gnowe, Guiswe…[et al.]. Assessment of the Local Exposure Level during Adult Chest X-Rays at the Ngaoundere Regional Hospital, Cameroon. Radiology Research and Practice No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gnowe, Guiswe& Ekobena Fouda, Henri& Amvene Jéremie, Mbo& Pascal, Takmou& Babinne Graobe, Bonaventure. Assessment of the Local Exposure Level during Adult Chest X-Rays at the Ngaoundere Regional Hospital, Cameroon. Radiology Research and Practice. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207554
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1207554