Diagnostic reference level for computed tomography thorax examination: a single centre study / Muhammad Syafiq Shamsulnidza and Mohd Hafizi Mahmud

• Main Authors: Shamsulnidza, Muhammad Syafiq, Mahmud, Mohd Hafizi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2021
• Subjects: Radiation physics (General); Examination. Diagnosis. Including radiography
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/65101/1/65101.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/65101/; http://healthscopefsk.com/

The increased number of CT Thorax examinations has shown an increase in frequency of patients exposed to medical radiation. Therefore, the recent radiation exposure from CT thorax should be revised to achieve dose optimization. This study aimed to determine a local diagnostic reference level (DRL) i...