The large dose values found for lumbar spine examinations in a centre participating in the European quality criteria trial have been investigated within a 5 year quality control programme. Actions focused mainly on optimizing the focus-to-film distance, tube potential (kV), film optical density and X-ray beam filtration. These actions lead to overall dose reductions of up to 75% in lumbo-sacral joint examinations and prove the need for a regular survey of patient skin doses.
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