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Establishing local diagnostic reference levels for computed tomography examinations using size-specific dose estimates

Faisal A. Alrehily, Khalid S. Alqahtani, Marwan H. Aljohani, Nawaf S. Alharbi, Reyan M. Alharbi, Osamah M. Abdulaal, Abdullah F. Alshamrani, Abdulrahman S. Alsaedi, Sadeq H. Al-Murshedi and Fahad H. Alhazmi
Saudi Medical Journal August 2023, 44 (8) 761-766; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.8.20230230
Faisal A. Alrehily
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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Khalid S. Alqahtani
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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Marwan H. Aljohani
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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Nawaf S. Alharbi
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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Reyan M. Alharbi
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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Osamah M. Abdulaal
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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Abdullah F. Alshamrani
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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Abdulrahman S. Alsaedi
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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Sadeq H. Al-Murshedi
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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Fahad H. Alhazmi
From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
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vol. 44 no. 8 761-766
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.8.20230230
PubMed 
37582572

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Saudi Medical Journal
Online ISSN 
1658-3175
History 
  • Received April 8, 2023
  • Accepted July 11, 2023
  • Published online August 14, 2023.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Faisal A. Alrehily, MSc, PhD⇑,
  2. Khalid S. Alqahtani, BSc,
  3. Marwan H. Aljohani, BSc,
  4. Nawaf S. Alharbi, BSc,
  5. Reyan M. Alharbi, BSc, MSc,
  6. Osamah M. Abdulaal, MSc, PhD,
  7. Abdullah F. Alshamrani, MSc, PhD,
  8. Abdulrahman S. Alsaedi, BSc, MSc,
  9. Sadeq H. Al-Murshedi, MSc, PhD and
  10. Fahad H. Alhazmi, MSc, PhD
  1. From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology (Alrehily, Alqahtani, Aljohani, Alharbi, Abdulaal, Alshamrani, Alhazmi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University; from the Department of Radiology (Alharbi), King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City; from the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Alsaedi), King Fahad General Hospital (Alsaedi), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Radiological Techniques (Al-Murshedi,), AL-Zahraa University for Women, College of Health and Medical Technology, Karbala; and from Physics Department (Al-Murshedi), College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Faisal Alrehily, Department of Diagnostic Radiology Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, AL Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: frehily{at}taibahu.edu.sa
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