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Concerning entrance surface doses (ESDs) in adults (national diagnostic reference levels, 2007) a. Chest posterior–anterior (PA) radio graph = 0.2 mGy b. Abdominal radio graph = 2 mGy c. A lumbar spine anterior–posterior (AP) radio graph is greater than a pelvis AP radio graphd. Imaging the vertebral column typically requires a greater dose for the AP view compared with the lateral (LAT) view e. A LAT view of the skull is greater than a PA view |
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Answer» a. True. b. False. It is 6 mGy. c. True. (6 mGy versus 4 mGy). d. False. The reverse is true and is related to the amount of tissue that the X-ray beam needs to pass through. e. False. The skull has a greater sagittal length than coronal length. |
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