SU-E-I-43: Automatic Exposure Control Or Fixed Tube Current? : Evaluating Dose Effectiveness of AEC in Pediatric Chest CT Examinations with CTDIvol, SSDE, and Water-Equivalent SSDE

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (6Part5) ◽  
pp. 134-135
Author(s):  
M Chun ◽  
C Heo ◽  
J Cheon ◽  
J Kim
2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 1330-1334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisanobu Koyama ◽  
Yoshiharu Ohno ◽  
Youichi Yamazaki ◽  
Keiko Matsumoto ◽  
Yumiko Onishi ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Prakash ◽  
Mannudeep K. Kalra ◽  
Matthew D. Gilman ◽  
Jo-Anne O. Shepard ◽  
Subba R. Digumarthy

2019 ◽  
Vol 188 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-116
Author(s):  
Yusuke Inoue ◽  
Hiroyasu Itoh ◽  
Kazunori Nagahara ◽  
Yuka Takahashi

Abstract We performed phantom experiments to assess radiation dose in computed tomography (CT) venography of the lower extremities. CT images of a whole-body phantom were acquired using different automatic exposure control settings and scan ranges, simulating CT venography. Tube current decreased in the lower extremities compared to the trunk. The scout direction and dose modulation strength affected tube current, dose length product (DLP) and effective dose. The middle and distal portions of the lower extremities contributed substantially to DLP but not to effective dose. When effective dose was estimated by multiplying DLP by a single conversion factor, overestimation was evident; this became more pronounced as the scan range narrowed. In CT venography of the lower extremities, the scout direction and modulation strength affect radiation dose. Use of DLP severely overestimates radiation dose and underestimates effects of scan range narrowing.


2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 4262-4275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle McMillan ◽  
Maryam Bostani ◽  
Christopher H. Cagnon ◽  
Lifeng Yu ◽  
Shuai Leng ◽  
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