ИСТИНА

Radiation exposure due to CT is a major contributor to population dose from the medical sources. Analysis of radiation exposure in an individual hospitals and comparison of these data with national and international dose reference levels are important tools for improvement of population radiation safety. In Russian Federation so far there are no national reference dose values have been analyzed and published. The aims of this study were: To estimate the total number and structure of examinations for the years 2012-2013 in a selected federal hospital; To analyze the radiation exposure due to CT in the selected hospital and to study the values of effective doses according to anatomical areas and scanners settings; To illustrate the feasibility of routine low-dose CT examinations.