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Organ doses in preterm and full-term neonates and infants - a retrospective study on 1,064 chest radiographs.

Birgit KammerKarl O SchneiderEvi Dell'AgnoloMichael C Seidenbusch
Published in: Pediatric radiology (2022)
The analysis of chest radiographs in preterm and full-term neonates and infants revealed high variability in field size. By contrast, the entrance dose varied to a minor extent. Organ dose calculations using the PCXMC program might be a valuable tool to calculate the individual radiation risk in neonates and infants.
Keyphrases
  • low birth weight
  • preterm infants
  • gestational age
  • preterm birth
  • magnetic resonance
  • molecular dynamics
  • molecular dynamics simulations
  • quality improvement
  • single cell
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • computed tomography