Dose in x-ray computed tomography
WA Kalender - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Radiation dose in x-ray computed tomography (CT) has become a topic of high interest due
to the increasing numbers of CT examinations performed worldwide. This review aims to …
to the increasing numbers of CT examinations performed worldwide. This review aims to …
How I do it: managing radiation dose in CT
Computed tomography (CT) is an imaging test that is widely used worldwide to establish
medical diagnoses and perform image-guided interventions. More recently, concern has …
medical diagnoses and perform image-guided interventions. More recently, concern has …
US diagnostic reference levels and achievable doses for 10 adult CT examinations
KM Kanal, PF Butler, D Sengupta… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To develop diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) and achievable doses (ADs) for the
10 most common adult computed tomographic (CT) examinations in the United States as a …
10 most common adult computed tomographic (CT) examinations in the United States as a …
[HTML][HTML] Use of water equivalent diameter for calculating patient size and size-specific dose estimates (SSDE) in CT: the report of AAPM task group 220
C McCollough, DM Bakalyar, M Bostani, S Brady… - AAPM report, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Volume computed tomography dose index (CTDIvol) and dose length product (DLP) values
are frequently used to represent radiation doses from a CT scan. The limitation of CTDIvol …
are frequently used to represent radiation doses from a CT scan. The limitation of CTDIvol …
Answers to common questions about the use and safety of CT scans
CH McCollough, JT Bushberg, JG Fletcher… - Mayo Clinic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Articles in the scientific literature and lay press over the past several years have implied that
computed tomography (CT) may cause cancer and that physicians and patients must …
computed tomography (CT) may cause cancer and that physicians and patients must …
Establishment of CT diagnostic reference levels in Ireland
SJ Foley, MF McEntee… - The British journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective To propose Irish CT diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) by collecting radiation
doses for the most commonly performed CT examinations. Methods A pilot study …
doses for the most commonly performed CT examinations. Methods A pilot study …
Size-specific dose estimates for adult patients at CT of the torso
JA Christner, NN Braun, MC Jacobsen, RE Carter… - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine relationships among patient size, scanner radiation output, and size-
specific dose estimates (SSDEs) for adults who underwent computed tomography (CT) of …
specific dose estimates (SSDEs) for adults who underwent computed tomography (CT) of …
VirtualDose: a software for reporting organ doses from CT for adult and pediatric patients
This paper describes the development and testing of VirtualDose—a software for reporting
organ doses for adult and pediatric patients who undergo x-ray computed tomography (CT) …
organ doses for adult and pediatric patients who undergo x-ray computed tomography (CT) …
CT radiation: key concepts for gentle and wise use
MK Kalra, AD Sodickson, WW Mayo-Smith - Radiographics, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Use of computed tomography (CT) in medicine comes with the responsibility of its
appropriate (wise) and safe (gentle) application to obtain required diagnostic information …
appropriate (wise) and safe (gentle) application to obtain required diagnostic information …
[HTML][HTML] Deep Learning-based calculation of patient size and attenuation surrogates from localizer Image: Toward personalized chest CT protocol optimization
Purpose Extracting water equivalent diameter (DW), as a good descriptor of patient size,
from the CT localizer before the spiral scan not only minimizes truncation errors due to the …
from the CT localizer before the spiral scan not only minimizes truncation errors due to the …