Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Common Computed Tomography Procedures at a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2019 Introduction: An operational computed tomography (CT) scanner is a major source of human exposure to ionizing radiation. Exposure increases the risk of cancer and aplastic anaemia.
Mpumelelo Nyathi, Gezani Isaac Shivambu
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Радиационная гигиена, 2017 The current study was devoted to estimation of effective and organ doses to the patients from the most common computed tomography (CT) examinations: head, chest, abdomen, chest+abdomen+pelvis in advanced scanners.
L. A. Chipiga
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Comparison of Radiation Doses of Computed Tomography Brain and Pulmonary Angiography with International Commission on Radiological Protection Guidelines: A Descriptive Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) is useful for evaluating and diagnosing conditions related to blood vessels, such as aneurysms, stenosis (narrowing of vessels), vascular malformations, and blockages.
AF Fidha +2 more
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Journal of Global Radiology, 2021 Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the mean volume computed tomography dose index (CTDIvol) for the standard head and body phantoms and locally designed head and body phantoms respectively.
Anwuli Christiana Tobi +3 more
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Radiation dose reduction in CT-guided cryoablation of renal tumors [PDF]
, 2021 PURPOSEWe aimed to evaluate the effect on the radiation dose to the patient by reducing the tube current during the placement of the ablation needles (reduced dose group) compared with the patient doses delivered when scanning at the standard fully ...
Jim Zhong +5 more
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Patient Dose Estimation Using CT-Expo Software at Two Hospitals in North-Central Nigeria
Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 2018 INTRODUCTION[|]Simulation software has aided the estimation of organ dose from computed tomography (CT) examinations. The aim of this study was to use the CT-Expo (SASCRAD, Fritz-Reuter-Weg, Buchholz, Germany) software to determine volume CT dose index ...
Mary-ann Etim Ekpo +2 more
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PERBANDINGAN VARIASI REDUCE DOSE DAN ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION (IR) DALAM MENENTUKAN MINIMALISASI DOSE LENGTH PRODUCT (DLP) DAN IMAGE NOISE CT SCAN KEPALA [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Minimalization of Dose Length Product (DLP) and image noise can be obtained from the use of appropriate methods with the examination done. One method to minimize the radiation dose is Reduce Dose.
ULIL ALIIFAH PUTRI, 15161383046
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BMC Medical Imaging, 2023 Background In medical imaging, a computed tomography (CT) scanner is a major source of ionizing radiation. All medical radiation exposures should be justified and optimized to meet the clinical diagnosis.
Marema Jebessa Kumsa +5 more
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Evaluation of Ultra-Low-Dose Chest CT Images to Detect Lung Lesions [PDF]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2022 Background: The present study was conducted to examine the possibility of detecting different types of lung lesions, such as cancer, using ultra-low dose (ULD) chest computed tomography (CT) images.
Reza Jalli +7 more
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Redefining Radiation Metrics: Evaluating Actual Doses in Computed Tomography Scans
BiomedicinesBackground: Computed tomography (CT) contributes significantly to the collective dose from medical sources, raising concerns about potential health risks.
Dominika Sabiniewicz-Ziajka +4 more
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