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Additional references: Paediatric dosimetry

Supplemental References

Dougeni E., Chapple C.L., Willis J., Panayiotakis G., Assessment of effective dose in paediatric CT examinations, Radiat Prot Dosimetry, 147(2011) 147

Hart, D., Jones, D.G., Wall, B.F., Coefficients for estimating effective doses from paediatric X-ray examinations. NRPB-R279, National Radiological Protection Board, NRPB, Chilton (1996)

Hart D., Shrimpton P.C., Fourth review of the UK national patient dose database, Br J Radiol 85 1018 (2012) e957

Report No. 172 - Reference Levels and Achievable Doses in Medical and Dental Imaging: Recommendations for the United States (2012), NCRP, Bethesda, Maryland

Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors. Nationwide Evaluation of X-Ray Trends (NEXT): Tabulation and Graphical Summary of the 1998 Pediatric Chest Survey CRCPD (1998).

Shrimpton P.C., Wall B.F.  Reference Doses for Pediatric CT. Rad Prot Dos 90 (2000) 249-252

Society for Pediatric Radiology- website

Ward, V.L. et al., Pediatric Radiation Exposure and Effective Dose Reduction During Voiding Cystourethrography, Radiol 249 (2008) 1002-1009

Kiljunen, T. et al., Diagnostic Reference Levels for Thorax X-Ray Examinations of Paediatric Patients, Br J Radiol. 80 (2007) 452-459

Kyrious, J.C. et al., A Comparison of doses and techniques between specialist and no-specialist centres in diagnostic X-ray imaging of children,” Br J Radiol 60 (1996) 437-450

Chapple C-L. et al., Radiation doses to paediatric patients undergoing less common radiological procedures involving fluoroscopy, Br J Radiol 66 789 (1993) 755