Radiation doses for barium meals in the Western Cape South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNabasenja, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorEngel-Hills, Penelope
dc.contributor.authorKotze, Tobie
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Florence
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-01T14:17:53Z
dc.date.available2014-07-01T14:17:53Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionOnline (Sabinet)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the radiation dose received by patients referred for barium meal (BaM) examinations at three state hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa (SA). Twenty-five participants (male and female patients) aged between 18 and 85 years and weighing 50 to 85 kilograms (kgs) were included in the study. The radiation dose to the participants was measured using a Dose-Area-Product (DAP) meter permanently fitted to the fluoroscopy equipment at the selected health facility sites. Measurements were done on digital fluoroscopy (DF) and conventional fluoroscopy (CF) units. The third quartile and median DAP values were 20.1 Gycm2 and 13.6 Gycm2 respectively. The median DAP value (13.6 Gycm2) is recommended as the diagnostic reference level (DRL) for BaM examinations because this value is less affected by outlying values of under or overweight [1]. The relationship between DAP and patient weight, fluoroscopy time (FT), the number of images recorded, and the employment of DF or CF units, are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNabasenja, C, Engel-Hills, P, Kotze, T & Davidson, F. (2012). .Radiation doses for barium meals in the Western Cape South Africa. The South African Radiographer. 50 (2): 9-12.en_US
dc.identifier.issn02580241
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/1261
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSA ePublicationsen_US
dc.source.urihttp://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication_article/saradio_v50_n2_a3en_US
dc.titleRadiation doses for barium meals in the Western Cape South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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