High-Pitch Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography—A New Dose-Saving Algorithm: Estimation of Radiation Exposure

Purpose. To estimate effective dose and organ equivalent doses of prospective ECG-triggered high-pitch CTCA. Materials and Methods. For dose measurements, an Alderson-Rando phantom equipped with thermoluminescent dosimeters was used. The effective dose was calculated according to ICRP 103. Exposure...

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Main Authors: Dominik Ketelsen, Markus Buchgeister, Andreas Korn, Michael Fenchel, Bernhard Schmidt, Thomas G. Flohr, Christoph Thomas, Christoph Schabel, Ilias Tsiflikas, Roland Syha, Claus D. Claussen, Martin Heuschmid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Radiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/724129
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