Estimation of Entrance Skin Dose during Digital Radiography

Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate entrance skin dose for patients undergoing some diagnostic x-ray examinations by digital radiography, the data were collected from in Modern Medical Centrein Khartoum. The findings of this study was that the mean ESD for the chest PA, Upper limb AP, Upper limb LAT, Cervical spine AP, Cervical spine LAT, lumbar spine AP, lumbar spine LAT, pelvis, lower limb AP and for lower limb LAT. were; 0.25±0.07mGy, 0.28±0.25mGy, 0.2±0.17mGy, 0.18±0.07mGy, 0.18±0.07mGy, 1.8±0.3mGy, 2.89±0.7mGy, 1.26±0.4mGy, 0.2±0.07mGy and 0.38±0.15mGy respectively.