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Regional survey of entrance surface dose to patients from X-ray examinations in Saudi Arabia

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the entrance surface doses (ESDs) to patients undergoing chest and lumbar spine X-ray examinations in Najran, Saudi Arabia. ESD per examination was estimated from X-ray tube output parameters in two hospitals comprising three X-ray units and a sample of 137 radiographs. Hospital mean ESDs estimated range from 0.068 to 0.34 mGy for chest posteroanterior, 0.44–3.42 mGy for lumbar spine anteroposterior and 0.96–7.98 mGy for lumbar spine lateral. The results are useful to national and professional organizations and can be used as a baseline upon which future dose measurements may be compared.

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The authors would like to thank the co-operation of the General Health Directorate of Najran, NGH, and KKH and specially the radiographers and radiologist at the different Radiological Departments participating in this study.

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Saeed, M.K. Regional survey of entrance surface dose to patients from X-ray examinations in Saudi Arabia. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med 38, 299–303 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-015-0340-y

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