Influence of arm positioning on radiation dose for whole body computed tomography in trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 900-905

  Bayer, Jörg ^a,b   Pache, Gregor ^a   Strohm, Peter C ^a   Zwingmann, Jörn ^a   Blanke, Philipp ^a   Baumann, Tobias ^a   Südkamp, Norbert P ^a   Hammer, Thorsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Multiple injuries; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

IMERON 350; IOMEPROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARM POSITIONING; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX; TIME; WHOLE BODY CT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954993046     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181edc80e     Document Type: Article

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