Research Article

Exposure Levels of Adult Patients during Radiographic Examinations: Sinuses and Coastal Grill Cases at the Ngaoundere Regional Hospital, Cameroon

Table 3

Technical parameters used.

RadiographyProjectionmmAsDFFFSDESD quartileSD
MinMax

SinusesPA65-80
66.1±1.5
32-50
41.9±2.4
1.3-1.5
1.2±0.04
1.0-1.3
1.1±0.04
5.812.27.020.2
Coastal grillAP65-75
66.7±2.0
40-55
43.2±2.1
1.5-1.8
1.6±0.07
1.2-1.5
1.3±0.06
4.987.675.270.1

kV: kilovolt, mAs: milliampere second, FFD: focus-film distance, FSD: focus-skin distance, ESD: entrance skin dose, SD: standard deviation.