Patient doses in computed tomography: An assessment of local diagnostic reference levels in a large teaching hospital
| Autor: | F Olivera Ciraj-Bjelac, R Darka Hadnadjev, M Predrag Bozovic, Danijela Arandjic, S Jelena Stankovic, Sanja Stojanovic |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Thorax
medicine.medical_specialty Computed tomography dose index diagnostic reference levels Computed tomography 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Teaching hospital 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine lcsh:Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Pelvis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry computed tomography 3. Good health medicine.anatomical_structure Nuclear Energy and Engineering 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis patient doses Abdomen lcsh:QC770-798 Dose reduction Tomography Radiology Nuclear medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 305-310 (2012) Nuclear technology and radiation protection |
| ISSN: | 1451-3994 |
| Popis: | This paper presents an estimation of local diagnostic reference levels in computed tomography in a large teaching hospital. Local diagnostic reference levels, expressed in terms of volume weighted computed tomography dose index and dose-length product, were estimated for three most frequent adult computer tomography examinations: head, abdomen and pelvis combined, and thorax. The established local diagnostic reference levels values were similar or slightly higher compared to the available guidelines, indicating the possibility for optimization of current practice. Analyzing the protocols used here and recently published studies on dose reduction in computed tomography, a dose-reduction technique, was proposed to decrease tube current values in all three examinations. However, the optimization should be restricted only to standard-sized patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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