Optimization of Skull X - Ray Exposure Factors

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to optimize exposure factors which can be used to acquire skull X-ray objectively. The data of this study collected from 50 patients examined by skull X-ray in East Nile Hospital, Modern Hospital in Khartoum – Sudan in the period from September 2014 to May 2015 using Digital Philips machine. The data were collected using five variables, they includes exposure factor ( Kv and MAs) patient height, weight, body mass index. The result of this study showed that there is no difference between male and female in respect to exposure factor. The Kv associated with the patient length and weight directly where the Kv increases by 0.033 Kv /cm and 0.044 kv/Kg respectively while the mAs correlated directly with patient length which is increases by 0.0001 mAs/cm. in conclusion this result gives a dynamic exposure factor attributed to body characteristics.