Importance in optimization of multi-slice computed tomography scan protocols

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-285

  Heggie, J C P ^a   Kay, J K ^a   Lee, W K ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dose length product; Effective dose; Local diagnostic reference level; Multi slice computed tomography; Optimization; Stochastic risk

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33744742997     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2006.01579.x     Document Type: Review

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