Chest X-rays of newborns in a medical facility: variation between the entrance skin dose measurements using the indirect and direct methods for clinical dose audit.
Akintayo Daniel OmojolaMichael Onoriode AkpochaforSamuel Olaolu AdeneyeIsiaka Olusola AkalaAzuka Anthonio AgbojePublished in: Japanese journal of radiology (2021)
The 75th percentile ESD was the highest compared to the American College of Radiology-American Association of Physicists in Medicine-Society for Pediatric Radiology (ACR-AAPM-SPR), European Commission (EC) and United Kingdom (UK) reports. Comparison of both methods for assessing ESD was within 40% as compared to other studies. Based on the above results, the indirect method can be implemented for clinical dose audit.