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A study was conducted in three of the four hospitals that have provided CT services throughout the state. A survey booklet was designed to facilitate collection of pertinent CT scan data. The following information were extracted and recorded for each study: tube voltage, tube current, number of scans phases, CT dose index volume (CTDIvol) and dose length product (DLP). Proposed local DRLs of CT brain and thorax were up to 12% lower than the current national DRLs. However, an increase of DLP (median value) for CT abdomen was also found as compared to the 75th percentile of national DRLs. 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