Abdomen and pelvis computed tomography procedure: Effective dose assessment and establishment of a local diagnostic reference level

• Main Authors: Almujally, Abdullah, Alenezi, Saad, Aldosary, Khalid Nasser, Otayni, Ahmed, Sulieman, Abdelmoneim, Abdelghani, Amr, Tamam, Nissren, Mohtasib, Rafat, Masawi, Ahmed, Moftah, Belal, Bradley, D.A. *
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2230/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110628

Exposure to ionizing radiation may induce cancer risk to the patients proportional to the radiation absorbed dose and the organ sensitivity. Therefore protection of radiation exposure is essential to minimize the radiation cancer risk and prevent the deterministic effects. The International Atomic E...