TY - JOUR JF - Yektaweb JO - J Birjand Univ Med Sci VL - 24 IS - 2 PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/9/01 TI - Calculation of the Received dose to the gonads arising from some common diagnostic radiography TT - محاسبه دوز رسیده به گنادها ناشی از برخی رادیوگرافی تشخیصی رایج N2 - Background and Aim: The basic aim in radiography is to scan a clear image from the body organs, but the issue of the patient's protection against the harmful effects of ionizing radiation should never be neglected.The present study aimed at calculating the received drug to the perigonadic areas during radiography. Materials and Methods: In the current study thermoluminescence dosimeter was used to measure the dose absorbed by the skin.Dap values for each examination and also the patients demographic information such as age, body size, weight; and radiographic setting like mA, time, kVp , and focal spot distance from thefilm were recorded. Gonadal doses were calculated using PCXMC software (V: 2). Results: Maximum dose received by the testicles in the pelvis AP projection was 0.45 mGy and for the ovaries in abdomen PA it was, 0.306 mGy. Minimum dose received by the testicles and ovaries in lumbar LAT was 0.065 and 0.101, respectively. Conclusion: One of the ways for patients’ gonadal dose reduction is to use appropriate shields for radiosensitive organs such as gonads. Hence,it is recommended to use appropriate shields for testicles because of their high radiosensitivity. SP - 101 EP - 107 AU - Zarghani, Hassan AU - Bahreyni Toossi, Mohammad Taghi AD - Birjand CardioVascular Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. KW - Skin absorbing dose KW - Thermoluminescent dosimeter KW - Organ doses KW - Gonad doses KW - Shield KW - Radiography. UR - http://journal.bums.ac.ir/article-1-2227-en.html ER -