학술논문
Radiation dose reduction in pediatric CT
Document Type
Original Paper
Author
Source
Pediatric Radiology: Roentgenology, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, CT, MRI. January 1986 16(1):53-54
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0301-0449
1432-1998
1432-1998
Abstract
The relationship between image noise and radiation dose was investigated in computed tomography (CT) images of a pediatric abdomen phantom. A protocol which provided a minimum absorbed dose consistent with acceptable image noise criteria was determined for a fourth generation CT scanner. It was found that pediatric abdominal CT scans could maintain diagnostic quality with at least a 50% reduction in dose from the manufacturers' suggested protocol.