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NCRP Report #147 - Radiation Shielding for Medical Instalations

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Workload, W• To determine W used clinically, a survey ofmodern medical facilities was undertaken byAAPM TG 9 in the early 1990s and published in1996 (Simpkin).•Objectives of survey:– W per patient in various types of diagnostic settings(general radiography, cath lab, etc.)– the weekly average number of patients, N– the kVp distribution of W– use factors in radiographic rooms29

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