Radiation dose to the thyroid gland and breast from multidetector computed tomography of the cervical spine: Does bismuth shielding with and without a cervical collar reduce dose?

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 987-990

  Gunn, Martin L ^a   Kanal, Kalpana M ^a   Kolokythas, Orpheus ^a   Anzai, Yoshimi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bismuth shielding; Breast; Cervical spine; CT; Dosimetry; Emergency radiology; Radiation dose; Safety

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIATION SHIELDING;

BISMUTH SHIELDING; BREAST; CERVICAL SPINE; CT; DOSE REDUCTION; EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY; IMAGE NOISE; IMMOBILISATION; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTIONS; THYROID GLANDS;

DOSIMETRY;

BISMUTH;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; MODULATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SKIN; STUDENT T TEST; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THYROID GLAND; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

BISMUTH; BREAST; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 73949135727     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181a776ff     Document Type: Article

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