Pediatric computed tomography dose optimization strategies: A literature review

KMS Al Mahrooqi, CKC Ng, Z Sun - Journal of medical imaging and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Computed tomography (CT) dose optimization is an important issue in
radiography because CT is the largest contributor to medical radiation dose and its use is …

[PDF][PDF] The current use and effectiveness of bismuth shielding in computed tomography: a systematic review

S Lawrence, E Seeram - Radiol Open J, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background: The increased use of computed tomography (CT) has raised concerns
regarding the radiation dose received by radiosensitive organs. It is important that practical …

Targeted radiation energy modulation using Saba shielding reduces breast dose without degrading image quality during thoracic CT examinations

V Saba, M Keshtkar - Physica Medica, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Breasts dose during thoracic computed tomography examinations is a serious
challenge and practical dose reduction strategies is needed. The bismuth shielding is an …

[HTML][HTML] Application of different methods for reducing radiation dose to breast during MDCT

M Keshtkar, V Saba… - Journal of biomedical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The increased use of computed tomography (CT) and its high radiation dose have led to
great concerns about its potential for radiation induced cancer risks. Breast is a …

Multicentric characterization of organ-based tube current modulation in head computed tomography: A dosimetric and image quality study

S Pondard, C Desport, M Munier, N Kien, H Rousseau… - Physica Medica, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the efficiency of organ-based tube current modulation (OBTCM) in
head Computed Tomography (CT) for different radiology departments and manufacturers …

The evaluation of eye dose and image quality according to the new tube current modulation and shielding techniques in brain CT

S Kwon, J Kim - Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, 2015 - koreascience.kr
The eye of human is a radiation sensitive organ and this organ should be shielded from
radiation exposure during brain CT procedures. In the brain CT procedures, bismuth …

Reducing absorbed dose to thyroid in neck ct examinations: the effects of SABA shielding

V Saba, JK Shuraki, A Valizadeh… - Radiation Protection …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Bi shielding has been used for the protection of radiosensitive organs during computed
tomography (CT) for 20 years. In 2017, American Association of Physicists in Medicine …

[PDF][PDF] Addressing as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) in pediatric computed tomography (CT) procedures

V Karami, M Gholami - Journal of Research in Medical and Dental …, 2018 - researchgate.net
During past three decades, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of patients
undergoing computed tomography (CT) procedures. Although CT is a valuable diagnostic …

Radiation dose and image quality in CT-Comparison and evaluation of two different organ-based tube current modulation techniques and their impact on organ dose …

AL Rekdal - 2019 - ntnuopen.ntnu.no
Background: Computed tomography (CT) examinations are used to diagnose a variety of
disorders, and the use of CT is increasing. This increase has lead to a rising concern of the …

Radiation dose measurements at radiosensitive organs in overcouch barium enema examination

FM Janudin, A Sabarudin, KM Nassir - Journal of Medical Physics and …, 2017 - jmpb.org
The objectives of this study were to measure the radiation dose on the skin surface at the
selective radiosensitive organs and to compare its distributions on an anthropomorphic …