System for estimation of mean active bone marrow dose

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:4168198

Ellis, R E; Healy, M J.R.; Shleien, B; Tucker, T

The exposure measurements, model and computer program for estimation of mean active bone marrow doses formerly employed in the 1962 British Survey of x- ray doses and proposed for application to x-ray exposure information obtained in the U.S. Public Health Service's X-Ray Exposure Studies (1966 and 1973) are described and evaluated. The method described is feasible for use to determine the mean active bone marrow doses to adults for examinations having a skin to source distance of 80 cm or less. For a greater SSD, as for example in chest x rays, a small correction in the calculation dose can be made. (auth)

• Research Organization: Bureau of Radiological Health, Rockville, Md. (USA)
• NSA Number: NSA-33-005735
• OSTI ID: 4168198
• Report Number(s): DHEW/FDA--76-8015
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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*BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY-- DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
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ADULTS
EXTERNAL IRRADIATION
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