Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2014, Pages 691–700
N. B Akaagerger1 and J.O Fiase2
1 Department of physics, Benue State University, Makurdi, P.M.B.102119, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
2 Department of physics, Benue State University, Makurdi, P.M.B.102119, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
Original language: English
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In this work, the predicted skin doses of patients undergoing routine medical examinations were carried out at Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi. Measurements were also made using phantoms and Thermo-Luminescence Dosimeter (TLD) in place of patients in order to compare the results obtained. The predicted mean chest doses for 100 patients undergoing routine medical examinations at Federal Medical Centre Makurdi were 724.964
Author Keywords: Dosimetry, Radiation Protection, Phantoms.
N. B Akaagerger1 and J.O Fiase2
1 Department of physics, Benue State University, Makurdi, P.M.B.102119, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
2 Department of physics, Benue State University, Makurdi, P.M.B.102119, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In this work, the predicted skin doses of patients undergoing routine medical examinations were carried out at Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi. Measurements were also made using phantoms and Thermo-Luminescence Dosimeter (TLD) in place of patients in order to compare the results obtained. The predicted mean chest doses for 100 patients undergoing routine medical examinations at Federal Medical Centre Makurdi were 724.964
Author Keywords: Dosimetry, Radiation Protection, Phantoms.
How to Cite this Article
N. B Akaagerger and J.O Fiase, “A SIMPLE MODEL FOR PREDICTING SKIN DOSE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING ROUTINE CHEST X-RAY EXAMINATIONS,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 691–700, July 2014.
