CorrespondenceRadiation dose measurement and optimizationB M MooresB M MooresCo-ordinator, RADIUS Group, EC Radiation Protection Research ProgrammeSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:5 Mar 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/18002911SectionsPDF/EPUBFull Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail About References 1 Paisley EM, Eatough JP, Mountford PJ, Frain G, Pickerill J. Patient radiation doses during invasive cardiac procedures categorised by clinical code. Br J Radiol 2004;77:1022–6. Link ISI, Google Scholar2 George G, Eatough JP, Mountford PJ, Koller CJ, Oxtoby J, Frain G. Patient dose optimization in plain radiography based on standard exposure factors. Br J Radiol 2004;77:858–63. Link ISI, Google Scholar3 Shrimpton PC, Wall BF, Jones DG, Fisher ES, Hillier MC, Kendall GM. A national survey of doses to patients undergoing a selection of routine x-ray examinations in English hospitals. NRPB-R200. Chilton, UK: National Radiological Protection Board, 1986. Google Scholar4 EC Directive 97/43 EURATOM, 1997. Google Scholar5 Rosenstein M. Diagnostic reference levels in medical imaging. Proceedings of an international conference held in Malaga, Spain, 26–30 March 2001; 241–263. International Atomic Energy Agency, 2001. Google Scholar6 Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposure) Regulations [IR(ME)R], 2000. Google Scholar7 Shiralkar S, Rennie A, Snow M, Gallard RB, Lewis MH, Gower-Thomas K. Doctors' knowledge of radiation exposure-questionnaire study. Br Med J 2003;327:371–2. Crossref Medline, Google Scholar Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited bySTATUS OF RADIATION DOSE LEVELS IN PAEDIATRIC CHEST RADIOGRAPHY IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN GHANA2 August 2021 | Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 195, No. 2An overview of measuring and modelling dose and risk from ionising radiation for medical exposuresRadiography, Vol. 20, No. 4Optimization of patient radiation protection in pelvic X-ray examination in Ghana5 July 2012 | Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Vol. 13, No. 4Image quality in the anteroposterior cervical spine radiograph: Comparison between moving, stationary and non-grid techniques in a lamb neckRadiography, Vol. 17, No. 2Patient dose measurements in radiological practices9 May 2006 | Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 51, No. 11Response to “Radiation dose measurement and optimization”B F Wall5 March 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 79, No. 940Authors' replyB M Moores13 February 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 79, No. 940 Volume 78, Issue 933September 2005Pages: 777-871 © The British Institute of Radiology History RevisedApril 06,2005ReceivedJanuary 12,2005AcceptedApril 20,2005Published onlineMarch 05,2014 Metrics Download PDF