Radiation hazards in a paediatric intensive care unit
- 1 May 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Radiology
- Vol. 16 (4) , 275-277
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02386861
Abstract
Radiation doses received by premature babies X-rayed in an ICU were measured. The average dose for a single exposure was 12 mrad to the sternum, 10 mrad to the neck and 2–2.2 mrad to the gonads. The average number of X-ray exposures was 26.9 with 2 children being in the 100 > range. Radiation hazards due to a maximum possible dose of 1 rad are discussed. The present series is compared with similar population groups exposed to low dose radiation. The possibility of an increased incidence of leukemia and thyroid carcinoma is considered.Keywords
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