Utilization strategies for cumulative dose estimates: A review and rational assessment

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 480-485

  Durand, Daniel J ^a   Dixon, Robert L ^b   Morin, Richard L ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

ACR Dose Index Registry; CTDI; Cumulative dose estimates; Cumulative dose tracking; Cumulative radiation dose; Radiation dose; Radiation dose tracking

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUMULATIVE DOSE ESTIMATE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; REVIEW; STOCHASTIC MODEL; X RAY;

EID: 84926231441     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.03.003     Document Type: Review

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