RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2014, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 274-280.

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Application Frequency and Distribution of Medical Exposure from Diagnostic X-ray Procedures during 2006—2010 in Shanghai

Gao Linfeng1, Zheng Junzheng1,2, Zhuo Weihai2, Yao Jie1, Wang Bin1, Qian Aijun1, Ji Guiyi1, Xiao Hong1   

  1. 1. Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336;
    2. Institute of Radiation Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032
  • Received:2013-04-24 Online:2014-09-20 Published:2025-01-06

Abstract: Through a comprehensive investigation on basic situations of diagnostic X-ray procedures in Shanghai, the types of diagnostic X-ray procedures and the gender and age of examinees were counted, and the application frequency and its distributions were calculated. At the end of 2010, there were 3 270 medical and health institutions in Shanghai, and 39.11% of them engaged in diagnostic X-ray examinations. The practicing physicians including assistants accounted 2.2 persons for per thousand population in the city. During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, the equipment numbers of digital radiography (DR), computed radiography (CR), mammography and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) increased by annual averages of 21.3%, 13.5%, 11.2% and 10.0% respectively. On the other hand, the equipment number of conventional X-ray machine reduced by an annual average of 8.1% during the same period. The annual application frequency of diagnostic X-ray procedures was averaged to be 763.23 person·time for per 1 000 population in 2007 and 2009. Among the procedures, the chest photography, X-CT scans, limbs and joints photography were the mostly performed. The frequencies of skull radiography, bariumenema, pelvis and hips photography reduced significantly, while the frequencies of spine photography, cholecystography, torso X-CT scans and panoramic dental radiography increased significantly. Among different groups of examinees, 56.66% of the group under 15-year old took the chest radiography,22.54% and 26.43% of the group between 16-and 40-year old took the chest radiography and chest fluoroscopy, and 32.19% and 17.09% of the group older than 40-year old took the chest radiography and X-CT scans, respectively. Obviously, the application frequency of medical diagnostic X-ray procedures in Shanghai during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period has reached a record high, and taking effective measures to strengthen the radiation protection from medical exposureis currently a very important public health issue.

Key words: the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, diagnostic X-ray procedures, medical exposure, application frequency, distribution

CLC Number: 

  • R144