Open AccessRadiation Dose to Newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Author(s) -
Mohammad Taghi Bahreyni Toossi,
Malakeh Malekzadeh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
iranian journal of radiology./iranian journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.12
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2008-2711
pISSN - 1735-1065
DOI - 10.5812/iranjradiol.8065
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal intensive care unit , abdomen , intensive care , radiography , dosimeter , nuclear medicine , radiation dose , incidence (geometry) , radiation exposure , radiology , population , pediatrics , dosimetry , intensive care medicine , environmental health , physics , optics
With the increase of X-ray use for medical diagnostic purposes, knowing the given doses is necessary in patients for comparison with reference levels. The concept of reference doses or diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) has been developed as a practical aid in the optimization of patient protection in diagnostic radiology.