Size-based protocol optimization using automatic tube current modulation and automatic kV selection in computed tomography
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Size‐based protocol optimization using automatic tube current modulation and automatic kV selection in computed tomography
Size-based diagnostic reference ranges (DRRs) for contrast-enhanced pediatric abdominal computed tomography (CT) have been published in order to establish practical upper and lower limits of CTDI, DLP, and SSDE. Based on these DRRs, guidelines for establishing size-based SSDE target levels from the SSDE of a standard adult by applying a linear correction factor have been published and provide a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1526-9914
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v17i1.5756