Abstract:
This research aim to estimate the effective dose for pediatric during common
Computed Tomography exanimations ( brain , Chest , abdomen and pelvis ) , at
five different hospitals in Khartoum state – Sudan ( Modern Medical Center ,
NeileenMedical Diagnostic Center , Police Hospital , Alzytouna Hospital and
Ibn alhytham) by using equation , is presented, the gender distributed according
to selected CT scan were the total number of patients was 1048 patients
years , approximately 45% of the patient for brain (386 ; 233 males and 153
female) , about 22% for chest (191 ; 121 males and 70 female), about 10% for
CT abdomen (283; 163males and 120 female) and 21% for pelvis CT (188; 102
males and 86 female) with total number of male and female 619 and 429
respectively. The effective dose found 1.93 mSv for brain (1.98 mSv for male
and 1.87 mSv for female),in CT Chest the effective dose was 3.58 mSv (3.57
mSv for male and 3.59 mSv for female), for abdomen was 5.69mSv (5.25 mSv
for male and 6.13 mSv for female) and for pelvis the effective dose found 7.14
mSv (8.04 mSv for male and 6.23mSv for female). This study recommends that
the CT technologist should be aware to achieving the optimization of patient’s
dose using the best strategies available for reducing radiation dose, and the
patient’s Dose must be monitored regularly
