CT Radiation Dose: What Can You Do Right Now in Your Practice?

被引:83
作者
Coakley, Fergus V. [1 ]
Gould, Robert [1 ]
Yeh, Benjamin M. [1 ]
Arenson, Ronald L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Radiol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
关键词
CT; radiation dose; radiation practice; radiation risks; TUBE CURRENT MODULATION; COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY; REDUCTION STRATEGY; CROHNS-DISEASE; IMAGE QUALITY; EXPOSURE; APPENDICITIS; PREGNANCY; 64-MDCT; ABDOMEN;
D O I
10.2214/AJR.10.5043
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
100231 [临床病理学]; 100902 [航空航天医学];
摘要
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review reasonable measures that community radiologists can realistically implement as a response to the current increased public concern regarding CT radiation risk. CONCLUSION. Potential measures include provision of patient information material, review of CT protocols and indications, promotion of alternative studies, use of decision support software, automatic tube current modulation, bismuth shields, improved image reconstruction algorithms, empowerment of technologists to adjust protocols, and calculation of radiation dose for possible reporting.
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页码:619 / 625
页数:7
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