GONADAL EXPOSURE DOSE IN X-RAY EXAMINATION OF THE HIP JOINT OF INFANTS

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1960 · Proc. Inst. Nucl. Paediat. Res. (Japan)

OSTI ID:4736020

Yoshinaga, H; Tabuchi, A; Nakagawa, S

In x-ray screen photography of the hip joint of infants, the average dose received by the gonads was inferred to be about 160 mr in boys and 100 mr in girls. The gonadal dose was estimated to be 50 mr in boys and 25 mr in girls in normal radiography of the hip joint. However, when the gonads were protected from x rays, the gonadal dose was reduced to about 1/10 in boys, and 1/5 in girls. The results were supported by phantom measurements. (Abstr. Japan Med., 2: No. 9, Sept. 1962.)

• Research Organization: Hiroshima Univ.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-006351
• OSTI ID: 4736020
• Journal Information: Proc. Inst. Nucl. Paediat. Res. (Japan), Journal Name: Proc. Inst. Nucl. Paediat. Res. (Japan) Vol. Vol: 1
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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