Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• McCollough, Cynthia H., PhD
• Primak, Andrew N., PhD
• Braun, Natalie, BS
• Kofler, James, PhD
• Yu, Lifeng, PhD
• Christner, Jodie, PhD

Titel

Strategies for Reducing Radiation Dose in CT

Ist Teil von

• The Radiologic clinics of North America, 2009, Vol.47 (1), p.27-40

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In recent years, the media has focused on the potential danger of radiation exposure from CT, even though the potential benefit of a medically indicated CT far outweighs the potential risks. This attention has reminded the radiology community that doses must be as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) while maintaining diagnostic image quality. To satisfy the ALARA principle, the dose reduction strategies described in this article must be well understood and properly used. The use of CT must also be justified for the specific diagnostic task.