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Patient doses using multidetector computed tomography scanners in Kenya
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Assessment of patient dose attributed to multislice computed tomography (CT) examination. A questionnaire method was developed and used in recording the patient dose and scanning parameters for the head, chest, abdomen and lumbar spine examinations. The patient doses due to brain, chest and abdomen examination were above the international diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) by factors of between one and four. The study demonstrated that the use of multislice CT elevates patient radiation dose, justifying the need for local optimised scanning protocols and the use of institutional DRL for dose management without affecting diagnostic image quality.
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Multi-slice CT elevates patient radiation dose.
“This study further demonstrated that multi-slice CT elevates patient radiation dose, justifying the need for local optimised scanning protocols and institutional DRLs for dose management without affecting diagnostic image quality [13].”
From Adult Computed Tomography examinations in Uganda: Towards determining the National Diagnostic Reference Levels (2022) · cites this paper as [13]
Korir et al. demonstrated that patient doses for brain, chest and abdomen examinations were above the international DRLs by factors of one to four.
“In addition, Korir et al. demonstrated that patient doses for brain, chest and abdomen examinations were above the international DRLs by factors of one to four [13].”
From Adult Computed Tomography examinations in Uganda: Towards determining the National Diagnostic Reference Levels (2022) · cites this paper as [13]
In Kenya, CT scan examination radiation exposure was broadly distributed between facilities.
“In a study by Kiror et al. in Kenya, it was found that the CT scan examination radiation exposure was broadly distributed between the facilities.”
From Adult Computed Tomography examinations in Uganda: Towards determining the National Diagnostic Reference Levels (2022) · cites this paper as [13]
The Kenya study recommended the need to develop and implement DRLs as a standardisation and optimisation tool for the radiological protection of patients at all the CT facilities in Kenya.
“This study, in turn, recommended the need to develop and implement DRLs as a standardisation and optimisation tool for the radiological protection of patients at all the CT facilities in Kenya [13, 14].”
From Adult Computed Tomography examinations in Uganda: Towards determining the National Diagnostic Reference Levels (2022) · cites this paper as [13]
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“For chest CT, the CTDI volume was 7.8 mGy compared to 10 mGy in Australia and 19 mGy in Kenya, and the DLP was 377 mGy.cm compared to 289 mGy.cm in Turkey and 895 mGy.cm in Kenya.”
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- Authors
- Korir, G. K., Wambani, J. S., & Korir, I. K.
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (US)
- Kenyatta National Hospital (KE)
- Corresponding author
- Korir, G. K.
- Venue
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2012-01-24
- Volume
- 151
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 267-271
- ISSN
- 0144-8420 (ISSN-L)
- 1742-3406
- OpenAlex
- W2319799718
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 1.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Radiation › Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging
- Keywords
- patient radiation dose, multidetector computed tomography, diagnostic reference levels, head CT, chest CT, abdominal CT, lumbar spine CT, dose management
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Head, Humans, Kenya, Lumbosacral Region, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Radiation Dosage, Radiation Monitoring, Radiation Protection, Reference Standards, Spine, Radiography, Thoracic, Abdominal Cavity, Multidetector Computed Tomography
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