Radiation dose in x-ray computed tomography (CT) has become a topic of high interest due
to the increasing numbers of CT examinations performed worldwide. This review aims to …

Computed tomography (CT) is an imaging test that is widely used worldwide to establish
medical diagnoses and perform image-guided interventions. More recently, concern has …

Purpose To develop diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) and achievable doses (ADs) for the
10 most common adult computed tomographic (CT) examinations in the United States as a …

Volume computed tomography dose index (CTDIvol) and dose length product (DLP) values
are frequently used to represent radiation doses from a CT scan. The limitation of CTDIvol …

Articles in the scientific literature and lay press over the past several years have implied that
computed tomography (CT) may cause cancer and that physicians and patients must …

Objective To propose Irish CT diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) by collecting radiation
doses for the most commonly performed CT examinations. Methods A pilot study …

Purpose To determine relationships among patient size, scanner radiation output, and size-
specific dose estimates (SSDEs) for adults who underwent computed tomography (CT) of …

Background Computed tomography (CT) studies are requested by specialists from most
medical disciplines and play a vital role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. It follows …

This paper describes the development and testing of VirtualDose—a software for reporting
organ doses for adult and pediatric patients who undergo x-ray computed tomography (CT) …

Use of computed tomography (CT) in medicine comes with the responsibility of its
appropriate (wise) and safe (gentle) application to obtain required diagnostic information …