Dose reduction by automatic exposure control in multidetector computed tomography: Comparison between measurement and calculation

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1027-1034

  Lechel, U ^a   Becker, C ^b   Langenfeld Jager G ^a   Brix, G ^a  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dosimetry; MDCT automatic exposure control; Patient exposure; TLD

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RELIABILITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; AUTOMATION; BODY BURDEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; PROCEDURES; RADIOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; BODY BURDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62649094957     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1204-6     Document Type: Article

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