Open AccessDetermination and analysis of film reject rate at eight selected governmental diagnostic X-ray facilities in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopian
Author(s) -
Messele Yisak Arbese,
T Demissie Abebe,
B Abraha Mesele
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical physics/journal of medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3913
pISSN - 0971-6203
DOI - 10.4103/jmp.jmp_40_18
Subject(s) - checklist , radiography , medicine , medical physics , radiation dose , agency (philosophy) , radiation exposure , x ray , radiation protection , nuclear medicine , radiology , psychology , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , cognitive psychology
In radiography examination, it is common to encounter patients undergoing repeated X-ray exposure after the rejection of a film image due to poor image quality. This subjects the patients to unnecessary radiation exposure and extra cost for the facility. This fact has required to investigate the causes of film rejection in common X-ray examinations.