[Radiation burden of organs in fluoroscopic studies]

Mini, R; Schneeberger, P; Feuz, J (1991). [Radiation burden of organs in fluoroscopic studies]. Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 121(25), pp. 938-42. Basel: B. Schwabe & Co.

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Various conventional and modern fluoroscope units had been examined with an anthropomorphic phantom to determine the applied average organ doses. The aim of our investigation was to compare these doses with those normally delivered to the patients during a conventional X-ray examination of the thorax. As was to be expected, the doses resulting from conventional fluoroscopic units are much higher than the doses from modern units. As shown by means of our measurements, the efforts of advanced technology permit to reduce the dose rate up to a factor of 30. I.e., the doses resulting from modern fluoroscopic units are even smaller than the doses received during a conventional thoracic X-ray examination, what means a great improvement for this examination technic.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Further Contribution)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Radiation Oncology > Medical Radiation Physics
UniBE Contributor:	Mini, Roberto
ISSN:	0036-7672
ISBN:	1862308
Publisher:	B. Schwabe & Co.
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:56
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:17
PubMed ID:	1862308
Web of Science ID:	A1991FT41500003
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/24132 (FactScience: 47048)