Optimization of kVp and mAs for pediatric low-dose simulated abdominal CT: Is it best to base parameter selection on object circumference?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1015-1020

  Reid, Janet ^a   Gamberoni, Jessica ^b   Dong, Frank ^a   Davros, William ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal imaging; ALARA; kVp; mAs; Pediatric radiology; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

CHILD; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77958532002     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3862     Document Type: Article

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