Effect of kVp, mAs, and patient position on radiation dose to the thyroid in chest X-ray examination: phantom study

• Main Authors: Sayed, Inayatullah Shah, Toh Man Hua, Nor Fitri
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English; English; English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/102744/23/102744_Effect%20of%20kVp%20mAs%20and%20patient%20position%20on%20radiation%20dose%20to%20the%20thyroid%20in%20chest%20X-ray%20examination%20phantom%20study_edited.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102744/1/Abstract_AOCMP%202022.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102744/2/Cover%20Page%20-%20AOCMP%20Proceedings.png; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102744/3/Abstract%20-%20AOCMP%20Proceedings.png; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102744/4/EP_57_Sayed.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102744/

Background: It is essential to understand the adjustment of technical factors that can lead to a change in the amount of radiation dose to thyroids of a patient in chest X-ray examination. As radiological examinations have been widely used in the field of health to diagnose or treat the pathology. T...