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Adult and Paediatric Patient Radiation Doses From Multidetector Row Computed Tomography Scans: a National Survey

NCT01436006 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 6700

Last updated 2015-09-18

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Summary

The situation in Italy regarding radiation dose to patients undergoing Multidetector row Computed Tomography (MDCT) scans is unclear despite Italian law require that each centre check the Reference Dose Level (RDL) every two years. RDL in CT were first suggested in a document of 1998 published by the European Commission (EUR16262/1998) based on the results of an older survey in the UK from the late 1980s. Those RDLs, expressed in terms of Computed Tomography Dose Index (CTDI) and Dose Length Product (DLP), are reported in the Italian law (D.Lgs.187/00). However, in Italy there is no governmental authority comparable to the UK's National Radiological Protection Board, deputed to dose evaluation and protection.

An overview of the Italian situation is relevant in order to know the actual dose levels for MDCT administered to patients both adults and paediatrics.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Società Italiana di Radiologia Medica

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Palermo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sergio Salerno, Prof. · University of Palermo

  • Daniela Origgi, PhD · European Institute of Oncology

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Italy

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