Open AccessCombined effects of temperature changes and radiation absorption on living tissue
Author(s) -
NO Egbe,
DU Eduwem,
B F Olisemeke,
A O Igiri
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v14i2.37177
Subject(s) - ionizing radiation , degree celsius , irradiation , absorption (acoustics) , radiation , imaging phantom , radiography , nuclear medicine , medicine , materials science , absorbed dose , dosimetry , radiology , optics , physics , nuclear physics , composite material , thermodynamics
The need for the development of criteria for the referral of patients for radiographic examinations, especially in the face of the results of separate studies on temperature and radiation effects, formed the background to this study. The aim of this study is to determine the possible consequences of low dose radiation to living tissue in the presence of elevated temperatures, with a view to developing referral criteria for patients scheduled for radiodiagnostic examinations.