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Radiographic, fluoroscopic and dental x-rays: patient dose audits
- From:
- Public Health England
- Part of:
- Medical radiation: uses, dose measurements and safety advice, Radiation: HPA-CRCE scientific and technical report series, and Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
- Published:
- 1 June 2012
Reports HPA-CRCE-034 and HPA-RPD-029 collate, summarise and present data from the national patient (radiation) dose database (NPDD).
Documents
HPA-CRCE-034: doses to patients from radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray imaging procedures in the UK - 2010 review
Ref: ISBN 978-0-85951-716-4 PDF, 820KB, 87 pages
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HPA-RPD-029: doses to patients from radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray imaging procedures in the UK - 2005 review
Ref: ISBN 978-0-85951-600-6 PDF, 1.18MB, 95 pages
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Details
The national patient dose database (NPDD) acquires data from the whole of the UK relating to radiation to patients, from general x-ray, fluoroscopic and dental x-ray examinations.
HPA-CRCE-034 is the most recent 5-yearly review of the national patient dose database (NPDD). It analyses the information collected during the period January 2006 to December 2010.
HPA-RPD-029 is the review covering data collected from January 2001 to February 2006.
Previous survey conducted by the National Radiological Protection Board
See Doses to patients from medical X-ray examinations in the UK - 2000 review (NRPB-W14).
Document information
Published: 1 June 2012