CT radiation dose optimization and estimation: An update for radiologists

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-11

  Goo, Hyun Woo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CT radiation dose; Low dose CT; MDCT; Radiation dose reduction

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NOISE REDUCTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

BODY SIZE; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84855310125     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.1.1     Document Type: Review

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