Investigating the adjacent patient radiation dose received during a simulated ward chest X-ray examination
Introduction: A patient having a chest X-ray will inevitably be exposed to radiation from the primary beam. Using a light beam diaphragm (LBD) on the X-ray tube reduces scattered radiation at the X-ray tube through longitudinal and horizontal collimation. But not scattered secondary radiation resul...
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| Language: | English |
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OsloMet — Oslo Metropolitan University
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Radiography Open |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.oslomet.no/index.php/radopen/article/view/5354 |