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CT Parameters that Influence the Radiation Dose

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Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography

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Abstract

The exposure to radiation of patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) examinations is determined by two factors: equipment-related factors, i.e., design of the scanner with respect to dose efficiency, and application-related factors, i.e., the way in which the radiologist or the radiographer makes use of the scanner. In this chapter, the features and parameters influencing patient dose are outlined. First, however, a brief introduction on the dose descriptors applicable to CT is given.

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  1. Science and Technology Group, Philips Medical Systems, Roentgenstr. 24, 22335, Hamburg, Germany

    Hans Dieter Nagel PhD

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  1. Clinic of Cardiac Imaging Department of Radiology Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Denis Tack MD, PhD

  2. Clinic of Chest Imaging Department of Radiology Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Pierre Alain Gevenois MD, PhD (Professor of Radiology) (Professor of Radiology)

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Nagel, H.D. (2007). CT Parameters that Influence the Radiation Dose. In: Tack, D., Gevenois, P.A. (eds) Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68575-3_4

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