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Comparison of Radiation Dosimetry of PET/CT and Ct For Lung and Stomach Wall Organs

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Zaid Mohammed Safi ,Jenan Hussein Taha ,Mohamed Sadoon Al-Shammaa

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Background: Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computed Tomography (CT) are devices used for diagnosis purposes. One of their helpful uses is in oncology. This study compares the effective dose of PET and CT scans for the lung and stomach wall. Materials and Methods: 50 patients with lung tumors and 50 patients with stomach wall tumors for 100 people. Each patient type's tumors are split evenly in two. There were 25 patients in each of the three groups. A PET scan was used for the first group, whereas a CT scan was used for the second.

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