Establishment of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) reference level in Johor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Karim, M. K. A., Hashim, S., Bakar, K. A., Muhammad, H., Sabarudin, A., Ang, W. C., Bahruddin, N. A.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2016
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73353/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84971611900&doi=10.1088%2f1742-6596%2f694%2f1%2f012033&partnerID=40&md5=2da97804f155b9c997fe8c25ec3c3b5d

Radiation doses from computed tomography (CT) are the highest and most hazardous compared to other imaging modalities. This study aimed to evaluate radiation dose in Johor, Malaysia to patients during computed tomography examinations of the brain, chest and abdomen and to establish the local diagnos...