Radiation from "extra" images acquired with abdominal and/or pelvic CT: Effect of automatic tube current modulation

Radiology

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 409-414

  Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a   Maher, Michael M ^a   Toth, Thomas L ^b   Kamath, Ravi S ^a   Halpern, Elkan F ^a   Saini, Sanjay ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen, CT; Computed tomography (CT) radiation exposure; Computed tomography (CT), technology; Computed tomography (CT), thin section; Pelvis, CT; Special Reports

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY BURDEN; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 3242787092     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2322031151     Document Type: Review

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