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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on January 12, 2007
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2007 123(4):540-545; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl501
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Patient dose measurements in diagnostic radiology procedures in Korea

You-hyun Kim1,*, Jong-hak Choi1, Chang-kyun Kim1, Jung-min Kim1, Sung-soo Kim2, Yu-whan Oh3, Chang-yeap Lee3, Dae-hyun Kang3, Young-bae Lee3, Pyong-kon Cho3, Hyung-chul Kim3 and Chel-min Kim4

1 College of Health Science, Korea University, 1 Jeongneung-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-703, Republic of Korea
2 Singu College, 2685, Geumgwang 2-dong, Jungwon-gu Seongnam Gyeonggi-do, 462-743, Republic of Korea
3 Korea University Medical Center, 126-1, 5Ka, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-ku, Seoul 136-705, Republic of Korea
4 Ilsan Hospital, 1232, Baeksuk-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, 410-719, Republic of Korea

* Corresponding author: kyhyun{at}korea.ac.kr

Received June 19, 2006, amended September 5, 2006, accepted November 2, 2006


  Abstract

This study is the first nationwide investigation aimed at estimating the patient dose for radiographic examinations in Korea including gastrointestinal studies, computed tomography and mammography. The survey data from 161 hospitals and the dose data from 32 hospitals were analysed. The third quartile entrance surface dose, dose area product (DAP), weighted CT dose index (CTDIw) and mean glandular dose (MGD) were reported. All the estimated doses were less than the stated International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reference levels for radiographic examinations. However, DAPs for the fluoroscopic examinations had higher dose values than the IAEA reference levels. In addition, the CTDIw and MGD were lower than the IAEA reference levels.


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