Radiation dose obtained from abdominal computed radiography: comparison between supine and prone positions

• Main Authors: Abdul Aziz Ismail, Mazlyfarina Mohamad, Rozilawati Ahmad, Ahmad Bazlie Abdul Kadir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11489/1/17216-56278-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11489/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/894
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The aims of this study were to compare the entrance surface dose (ESD) between anteroposterior (AP) supine with posteroanterior (PA) prone projection of computed radiography (CR) abdominal examination and to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and ESD of a patient. AP supine and...