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Pediatric dose reduction in computed tomography.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Frush, DP
Published in: Health Phys
November 2008

An appropriate balance between risk (radiation dose) and benefit (based on image quality) for computed tomography (CT) in children is essential. This balance comes through an understanding of CT dose, why we do pediatric CT, and how we do pediatric CT. The following material, then, will approach radiation dose in the context of a larger safety program, and address the challenges with determining radiation dose in contemporary CT technology. Unique considerations with respect to study quality, those factors which influence CT use, and strategies for dose reduction (that is, optimization) will also be reviewed.

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Health Phys

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EISSN

1538-5159

Publication Date

November 2008

Volume

95

Issue

5

Start / End Page

518 / 527

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Safety
  • Risk Assessment
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Image Enhancement
  • Humans
  • Contrast Media
  • Child
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
 

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Frush, D. P. (2008). Pediatric dose reduction in computed tomography. Health Phys, 95(5), 518–527. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.HP.0000326335.34281.63
Frush, Donald P. “Pediatric dose reduction in computed tomography.Health Phys 95, no. 5 (November 2008): 518–27. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.HP.0000326335.34281.63.
Frush DP. Pediatric dose reduction in computed tomography. Health Phys. 2008 Nov;95(5):518–27.
Frush, Donald P. “Pediatric dose reduction in computed tomography.Health Phys, vol. 95, no. 5, Nov. 2008, pp. 518–27. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/01.HP.0000326335.34281.63.
Frush DP. Pediatric dose reduction in computed tomography. Health Phys. 2008 Nov;95(5):518–527.

Published In

Health Phys

DOI

EISSN

1538-5159

Publication Date

November 2008

Volume

95

Issue

5

Start / End Page

518 / 527

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Safety
  • Risk Assessment
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Image Enhancement
  • Humans
  • Contrast Media
  • Child
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic