Assessment of radiation exposure on a dual-source computed tomography-scanner performing coronary computed tomography-angiography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Kirchhoff, S ^a   Herzog, P ^a   Johnson, T ^a   Bohm H ^a   Nikolaou, K ^a   Reiser, M F ^a   Becker, C H ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac CT; Computed tomography; CT technology; Dual source CT; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC CT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT TECHNOLOGY; DUAL SOURCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; HEART; MODULATION; SCANNING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

BODY BURDEN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77952875373     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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