Quantifying the Increase in Radiation Exposure Associated with SPECT/CT Compared to SPECT Alone for Routine Nuclear Medicine Examinations

Purpose. We quantify the additional radiation exposure in terms of effective dose incurred by patients in the CT portion of SPECT/CT examinations. Methods. The effective dose from a variety of common nuclear medicine procedures is calculated and summarized. The extra exposure from the CT portion of...

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Autores principales: Larkin, Ann M., Serulle, Yafell, Wagner, Steven, Noz, Marilyn E., Friedman, Kent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21755054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/897202

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21755054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/897202

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