The in vivo relationship between cross-sectional area and CT dose index in abdominal multidetector CT with automatic exposure control

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-147

  Meeson, S ^a   Alvey, C M ^a   Golding, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DOSE-LENGTH PRODUCTS; EXPOSURE PARAMETERS; GE HEALTHCARES; IN-VIVO; LEAST SQUARES FIT; LIGHTSPEED; MEDICAL SYSTEMS; MULTIDETECTOR CT; MULTIDETECTOR-ROW CT; PATIENT SIZE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TUBE CURRENTS; VOLUME CT;

EXPOSURE CONTROLS; SURVEYS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; BODY BURDEN; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953582639     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/2/003     Document Type: Article

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