Evaluation of Radiation Dose to the Thyroid Gland on Infant Patients Undergoing Anteroposterior Chest X-Ray at a Tertiary Hospital in North-Western Nigeria

Evaluation of Radiation Dose to the Thyroid Gland on Infant Patients Undergoing Anteroposterior Chest X-Ray at a Tertiary Hospital in North-Western Nigeria

The study aims at measuring the entrance surface dose (ESD) of the thyroid gland of infant patients undergoing anterior-posterior (AP) chest x-ray in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto (UDUTHS). The study further determines the effective dose to the thyroid on infant patients unde...

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Main Authors: U. Abubakar, M. M. Ahmad, U. A. Al-Amin, A. A. Sadiq, A. Mohammed, D. Mohammed, I. Y. Izge, M. Sidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences 2023-04-01
Series:African Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Entrance surface dose, Diagnostic reference levels, Thyroid
Online Access:https://asr.nsps.org.ng/index.php/asr/article/view/85
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