[X-ray study in pediatric phthisiology++ ].

The number and regularity of X-ray studies in adolescents with active chest tuberculosis in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) were analyzed. There was a high proportion of early X-ray examinations. The larger number (more than 80%) of X-ray studies were conducted for follow-ups of a specific process. In this connection, radiation load on adolescents from the examined groups was several times higher than the mean radiation dose for the population during X-ray examinations.