A retrospective evaluation of radiation dose associated with low dose FDG protocols in whole-body PET/CT

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-53

  Willowson, Kathy P ^a   Bailey, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Bailey, Dale L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

CT; Dosimetry; FDG; PET

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VOLUMES; COMBINED PET/CT; CT; CT PROTOCOL; CT RECONSTRUCTION; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE-LENGTH PRODUCTS; EFFECTIVE DOSE; FDG; FDG PET; LOW DOSE; PATIENT RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATIONS; SIEMENS; STANDARD MODEL; WHOLE-BODY; X-RAY CT;

BIOPHYSICS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RADIOLOGY;

DOSIMETRY;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84859429214     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-011-0119-8     Document Type: Article

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