[The radiation load on patients during x-ray studies in the Tadzhik SSR]

The paper is concerned with the assessment of doses of irradiation of the population of the Tadjik SSR on the basis of 11 types of x-ray investigations and the results of analysis of the structure and frequency of radiodiagnostic procedures in the urban and rural areas of the republic. The number of x-ray examinations was increased by 13% in the period of 1978-1987. The mean effective equivalent dose for the population of the republic in 1987 was 1.24 mSv/year, of which roentgenoscopy accounted for 83%, roentgenography--4%, and fluorography--13%.