Variation in tube voltage for adult neck MDCT: Effect on radiation dose and image quality

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 621-627

  Hoang, Jenny K ^a   Yoshizumi, Terry T ^a   Nguyen, Giao ^a   Toncheva, Greta ^a   Choudhury, Kingshuk Roy ^a   Gafton, Andreia R ^a   Eastwood, James D ^a   Lowry, Carolyn ^a   Hurwitz, Lynne M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Kilovoltage; Neck; Radiation dose; Tube current

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CERVICAL SPINE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LENS; MANDIBLE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN; THYROID GLAND;

ADULT; HUMANS; NECK; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 84857812090     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.6831     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Hohl C, Wildberger JE, Suss C, et al. Radiation dose reduction to breast and thyroid during MDCT: effectiveness of an in-plane bismuth shield. Acta Radiol 2006; 47:562-567 (Pubitemid 44000706)
2. Leswick DA, Hunt MM, Webster ST, Fladeland DA. Thyroid shields versus z-axis automatic tube current modulation for dose reduction at neck CT. Radiology 2008; 249:572-580
3. Hamberg LM, Rhea JT, Hunter GJ, Thrall JH. Multi-detector row CT: radiation dose characteristics. Radiology 2003; 226:762-772 (Pubitemid 36259153)
4. Kim JE, Newman B. Evaluation of a radiation dose reduction strategy for pediatric chest CT. AJR 2010; 194:1188-1193
5. Schindera ST, Nelson RC, Yoshizumi T, et al. Effect of automatic tube current modulation on radiation dose and image quality for low tube voltage multidetector row CT angiography: phantom study. Acad Radiol 2009; 16:997-1002
6. Yoshizumi TT, Goodman PC, Frush DP, et al. Validation of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor technology for organ dose assessment during CT: comparison with thermoluminescent dosimetry. AJR 2007; 188:1332-1336 (Pubitemid 46668517)
7. International Commission on Radiological Protection. 2007 recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Publication no. 103. Orlando, FL: Elsevier, 2007
8. Sigal-Cinqualbre AB, Hennequin R, Abada HT, Chen X, Paul JF. Low-kilovoltage multi-detector row chest CT in adults: feasibility and effect on image quality and iodine dose. Radiology 2004; 231:169-174 (Pubitemid 38375425)
9. Matsuoka S, Hunsaker AR, Gill RR, et al. Vascular enhancement and image quality of MDCT pulmonary angiography in 400 cases: comparison of standard and low kilovoltage settings. AJR 2009; 192:1651-1656
10. Heyer CM, Mohr PS, Lemburg SP, Peters SA, Nicolas V. Image quality and radiation exposure at pulmonary CT angiography with 100- or 120- kVp protocol: prospective randomized study. Radiology 2007; 245:577-583 (Pubitemid 47612541)
11. Nakayama Y, Awai K, Funama Y, et al. Abdominal CT with low tube voltage: preliminary observations about radiation dose, contrast enhancement, image quality, and noise. Radiology 2005; 237:945-951 (Pubitemid 41636385)
12. National Research Council, Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Level of Ionizing Radiation. Health risks from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation: BEIR VII phase 2. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2006