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British Journal of Radiology (2004) 77, 934-940
© 2004 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/55841517
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Radiological parameters and radiation doses of patients undergoing abdomen, pelvis and lumbar spine X-ray examinations in three Nigerian hospitals

F O Ogundare, BSc, MSc, PhD1, C Z Uche, BSc, MSc2 and F A Balogun, BSc, MSc, PhD3

1 Department of Physics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2 Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri and 3 Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria



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  		Figure 1. Mean entrance surface dose (ESD) (mGy) and range factor (RF) for (a) abdomen anteroposterior (AP), (b) pelvis AP, (c) lumbar spine AP and (d) lumbar spine lateral (LAT) examinations and UK reference doses.

 


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  		Figure 2. Range of entrance surface doses (ESDs) for (a) abdomen anteroposterior (AP), (b) pelvis AP, (c) lumbar spine AP and (d) lumbar spine lateral (LAT).

 




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