Assessment of Radiation Exposure in Chest And Abdomen: X-Ray Examination at Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, Nigeria

Authors

  • Danladi H. Shalangwa
    Nigeria Army University, Biu
  • A. Z. Ngari
    Nigeria Army University, Biu
  • M. Alpha
    Nigeria Army University, Biu
  • Mujaheed Muhammad
    Nigeria Army University, Biu
  • Bilkisu A. Saeed
    Nigeria Army University, Biu

Keywords:

Abdomen, Chest, Diagnostic, Entrance Skin Dose, X-ray

Abstract

Exposures from diagnostic medical x-rays are the most important artificial source of exposure to ionizing radiation in several countries. Even though, data on medical exposure of diagnostic x-rays is dispersed into international legislative strategies. In Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, there is a conventional radiography in daily routine of diagnostic medical examinations. In this research, the mean ESD were calculated as 12.24 mSv for Chest and 3.35 mSv for Abdomen respectively. This indicates that the necessary need for optimizing the patient's dose to the acceptable levels recommended by the international commission on radiological protection (ICRP) from risk of higher exposure to diagnostic x-rays is needed also comparative chart between chest and abdomen, shows that patients with chest ailment are mostly common compared to the abdomen. It is therefore important to look and address factors leading to chest ailment.

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Difference between chest and Abdomen Exposure

Published

2025-10-21

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Assessment of Radiation Exposure in Chest And Abdomen: X-Ray Examination at Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, Nigeria. (2025). Nigerian Journal of Applied Physics, 1(1), 164-168. https://doi.org/10.62292/njap-v1i1-2025-27

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Nigerian Journal of Applied Physics - Vol. 1 No. 1

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Assessment of Radiation Exposure in Chest And Abdomen: X-Ray Examination at Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, Nigeria. (2025). Nigerian Journal of Applied Physics, 1(1), 164-168. https://doi.org/10.62292/njap-v1i1-2025-27