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Cite this article as : Sindi R , Al-Shamrani B , Bana A , Al-Qurashi F , Al-Qarhi M , Al-Shehri B , Al-Otaibi R , Aldawood S , Shubayr N . 2024 . Impact of implementing national diagnostic reference levels on radiation dose optimization in adult chest CT scans : a comparative analysis . Radioprotection 59 ( 2 ): 111 – 116