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Radiation dose in neuroradiological procedures

  • Comparison of Computerized Tomography with Other Neuroradiological Examination Methods
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Radiation dose is cumulative in the radiosensitive organs. In neuroradiology the organ of particular interest is the eye. There is an immutable physical relationship between spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio (i.e., density discrimination), and dose:

Optimal imaging conditions require a compromise between these three factors. The factors concerned in the effective utilisation of dose are discussed and the various compromises considered. Radiation dose measurements are given for a wide variety of neuroradiological procedures, including CT employing the EMI CT1010 and CT5005.

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  1. Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Medical Biophysics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    I. Isherwood, B. R. Pullan & R. T. Ritchings

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Isherwood, I., Pullan, B.R. & Ritchings, R.T. Radiation dose in neuroradiological procedures. Neuroradiology 16, 477–481 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395340

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