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Assessment of radiation doses to neonates from chest radiography at University Hospital Rijeka

Radiosensitivity of a newborn is greater than a mature child or an adult. Therefore, X-ray examinations of this population must be optimized rigorously and the doses to the patient must not be higher than needed for achieving required diagnostic information. Optimization is very important since most of those neonates will require multiple X-ray examinations during their neonatal course. The aim of this study was to investigate and assess the radiation doses to neonates from chest radiography procedure at our institution. X-ray examinations in neonatal intensive care unit at University Hospital Rijeka are performed on a mobile X-ray machine using CR plates. Quality Control procedures are performed regularly. Data for assessing radiation dose was collected during period of six months. Radiographic parameters such as applied potential, current-time product, film to focus distance and patient data were recorded. Diagnostic reference level was calculated in terms of Entrance Skin Air Kerma (ESAK). The number of procedures per neonate patient before leaving the intensive care unit was also investigated. Results will be presented.

chest radiography, neonates

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