Radiation Dose from Multidetector CT

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tack, Denis (Editor), Kalra, Mannudeep K. (Editor), Gevenois, Pierre Alain (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Neuroradiology.; Internal medicine.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.

Computed tomography (CT) is a powerful technique providing precise and confident diagnoses. Close to 65 million CT examinations are performed each year in the United States alone, an astonishing number achieved with an annual double digit growth rate over the past 30 years. The burgeoning use of CT...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: General Aspects of CT Radiation
• Part II: Clinical Approaches of Dose Optimization and Reduction
• Part III: Initiatives for Dose Reduction
• Part IV: Practical Approaches Depending on Vendors
• Part V: Low Dose Images.