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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiology
  • Radiation Protection

Background:

  • Patient dosimetry is crucial for quality assurance in diagnostic imaging.
  • Establishing radiation exposure benchmarks aids in optimizing patient safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report dosimetry data for adult and pediatric patients undergoing common radiographic examinations.
  • To determine patient radiation exposures as part of a quality assurance program.
  • To propose local diagnostic reference levels (LDRLs) based on measured entrance skin doses (ESDs).

Main Methods:

  • Measured entrance skin doses (ESDs) for 2451 projections across 12 digital radiography (DR) examinations.
  • Used thermoluminescence dosemeters for adult patient ESD measurements.
  • Evaluated pediatric patient ESDs using ionization chambers, patient parameters, and machine exposure factors.

Main Results:

  • Collected dosimetry data from a significant number of projections (n=2451) for 12 common DR examinations.
  • Proposed third quartile ESD values as LDRLs for examinations with sufficient data (n ≥ 20).
  • Compared proposed LDRL values with previously published data.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides essential patient dosimetry data for common radiographic procedures.
  • Proposed LDRLs can serve as benchmarks for quality assurance and radiation dose optimization.
  • The findings contribute to establishing evidence-based diagnostic reference levels in digital radiography.