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Patient doses from CT examinations in Turkey
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Ataç GK
; Parmaks?z A
; ?nal T
; Bulur E
; Bulgurlu F
; Öncü T
; Gündo?du S
Diagn Interv Radiol
2015[Sep]; 21
(5
): 428-34
PMID26133189
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PURPOSE: We aimed to establish the first diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for
computed tomography (CT) examinations in adult and pediatric patients in Turkey
and compare these with international DRLs. METHODS: CT performance information
and examination parameters (for head, chest, high-resolution CT of the chest
[HRCT-chest], abdominal, and pelvic protocols) from 1607 hospitals were collected
via a survey. Dose length products and effective doses for standard patient sizes
were calculated from the reported volume CT dose index (CTDIvol). RESULTS: The
median number of protocols reported from the 167 responding hospitals (10%
response rate) was 102 across five different age groups. Third quartile CTDIvol
values for adult pelvic and all pediatric body protocols were higher than the
European Commission standards but were comparable to studies conducted in other
countries. CONCLUSION: The radiation dose indicators for adult patients were
similar to those reported in the literature, except for those associated with
head protocols. CT protocol optimization is necessary for adult head and
pediatric chest, HRCT-chest, abdominal, and pelvic protocols. The findings from
this study are recommended for use as national DRLs in Turkey.
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