RADIOGRAPHY FFD 115 cm (**)
RADIOGRAPHY FFD 180 cm (***)
* Radioscopy (continuous and pulsed) used in dynamic examinations (e.g.,
urography, cistography, clisma barium, digestive and alimentary tract)
** Values typical of skeleton examinations (e.g., skull, upper and lower
extremities, spine, pelvis)
*** Values typical of abdomen and thorax examination
The addition of a copper filter is typical of paediatric examination.
It is common knowledge that the ionization process can cause damages to
cellular DNA. See following information about deterministic effects on human
body after localised and whole body irradiation by X-ray (data source: ICRP,
International Commission on Radiological Protection):
THRESHOLD AB-
SORBED DOSE
(Gy)
Organ/
Tissue
Effect
Short-term expo-
sure
Single dose
Long-term
exposure
Yearly repea-
ted for many
years
Testicles
Temporary sterility
Permanent sterility
0.15
3.5 - 6.0
0.4
2.0
Ovaries Sterility 2.5 - 6.0 > 0.2
Ocular lens
Detectable opacities
Visual impairment
(cataract)
0.5 - 2.0
5.0
> 0.1
> 0.15
Bone mar-
row
Haemopoiesis impair-
ment
0.5 > 0.4
Skin
1. Erythema
2. Desquamation
2
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