These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.
Pubmed for Handhelds
PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS
Search MEDLINE/PubMed
Title: [Estimating patient dosage in radiologic examinations. Effective doses of the most frequent roentgen examinations]. Author: Keske U, Hierholzer J, Neumann K, Cordes M, Venz S, Amthauer H, Matschke S, Felix R. Journal: Radiologe; 1995 Mar; 35(3):162-70. PubMed ID: 7761592. Abstract: The effective dose (E) measures the stochastic risk of radiation exposure from the viewpoint of the induction of cancer and genetic diseases. In order to compare this risk in roentgen examinations, the effective dose was calculated for the most frequent roentgen examinations. The calculations were performed with a mathematical human phantom for a standard patient. Acquisition parameters were chosen according to national recommendations. The highest values were found for the small bowel enema and lumbar myelography, the lowest values for X-rays of the cervical spine, the paranasal sinuses and the upper thigh.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]