Estimating fetal dose from tube current-modulated (TCM) and fixed tube current (FTC) abdominal/pelvis CT examinations
| Autor: | Hardy, Anthony J, Angel, Erin, Bostani, Maryam, Cagnon, Chris, McNitt-Gray, Michael |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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fetal dose
Oncology and Carcinogenesis Biomedical Engineering conceptus dose Radiation Dosage Pelvis Monte Carlo simulations Rare Diseases Fetus Pregnancy Abdomen Humans embryo dose Radiometry Tomography Pediatric Prevention Electric Conductivity computed tomography X-Ray Computed Other Physical Sciences Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging tube current modulation Biomedical Imaging Female radiation dose Monte Carlo Method |
| Zdroj: | Medical physics, vol 46, iss 6 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this work was to estimate scanner-independent CTDIvol -to-fetal-dose coefficients for tube current-modulated (TCM) and fixed tube current (FTC) computed tomography (CT) examinations of pregnant patients of various gestational ages undergoing abdominal/pelvic CT examinations.MethodsFor 24 pregnant patients of gestational age from |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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